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From rain-making to hydrology; public healing to public health
On Julie Livingston's talk "Rain-making and other forgotten technologies"
Julie Livingstone began the evening lecture at a productive, and increasingly familiar, point: sheer shock and bafflement in the face of global ecological crisis. Given that immensity, she chose to trace a careful path through a particular, local crisis. Starting with the drying-up of Botswana's largest dam in February of this year, she discussed the technologization of water provision in that country and its spectacular failure in the face of a sustained absence of rain.
In Botswana in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, political authority depended on rain-making. If the leader could not produce rainfall, his tenure was likely to be short. Rain-making proceeded through a variety of technologies medicine pots symbolizing an 'animated ecology'. Perhaps not unexpectedly, these technologies regularly failed and were gradually rationalized and replaced.
In particular, rain-making was replaced by hydrology, and rain no longer imagined as part of an animated ecology but as an object to be managed. Chiefs embraced boreholes, dams, and other technologies. The water thus produced enabled large-scale mining and cattle farming, which formed the basis for national wealth. National wealth in turn ensured the provision of free water to all citizens. However, mining and agriculture also consume the greatest percentage of Botswana's water. This is the fragile cycle – water from wealth from mining from water – that has been shattered by drought.
Botswana's drought cycle has accelerated as a result of global warming, to the point that drought is reported twice as often as several decades previously. As Livingstone pointed out, the classic folly of development ideology is expecting narrow technological solutions to solve what are ultimately problems of maldistribution. But what about when the substance itself runs out – when the problem is therefore not maldistribution but lack?
More generally, the telos of the developmentalist state is growth. But this, as the Botswana dam example suggests, should now be seen as 'self-devouring growth', a cancerous model on a human, local, and planetary scale. Within this telos of growth, what sort of politics can lead to what sort of happiness? Or, to highlight the sense of embodied thirst and to return to the starting point of affective horror: what happiness without water?
Charne Lavery
University of the Witwatersrand


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Kodobio Sensory Therapy FAQ
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KST is a programmed cycle of synchronised light and smell stimulation that activates sensory centres in the brain. Depending upon the selected smell and light cycle KST can boost your mood, de-stress or energise.
KST is not like aromatherapy. It combines light and smell stimuli delivered in a specific modulated time cycle and uses only aromas that have a scientifically documented specific effect.
KST uses the same type of bright light stimulation used by SAD lights but combined with specially chosen aromas.
Since the light used in KST is similar in both wavelength and intensity it can be used as an alternative to SAD lights and offers additional benefits.
KST stimulates sensory regions in the brain. The combined light and smell cycle affects the frontal cortex in a region linked to the amygdala that sets mood. The cyclical nature of the stimulation engages the attentional area of the brain overriding other influences. For more information, follow links on the Kodobio website to KST – The Science
No. The light has been designed to be delivered at an intensity and wavelength range that is quite safe for the eyes. There is no UV light in KST and the peak intensity (10,000 lux) is the same as that encountered in the middle of the day.
Caution. Patients with severe ophthalmological conditions or patients taking photosensitizing medication should have an ophthalmological examination before starting light therapy.
The KST has a controllable light intensity so, if you find it too bright, it can be switched to a lower setting. However, the light does need to be bright to be effective.
It is probably better not to have KST within 1 hr of going to bed. Studies have shown that bright light just before bedtime can delay sleep onset. This is more pronounced in teenagers.
Bright light is thought to improve mood by increasing the levels of serotonin, one of the compounds responsible for our happiness.
Yes, if you want to wear your glasses they will not interfere with the treatment
The odorants selected for the aroma capsules are specifically chosen from natural, organic essential oils and are not harmful. Some essential oils contain photosensitisers, for example citrus oil contains bergaptens. These are non-volatile and will not present any risk to you in KST.
One session can last 15-30 minutes depending upon your needs and the time you have available.
This depends on you. If you are stressed then you can have KST twice a day for as long as necessary. You can't overdo KST. Also, you can have a morning energise and an early evening unwind programme, as often as you want. Our research has shown benefit from just one session but to restore your natural healthy mind-body balance a linked series of sessions is suggested.
As often as you like, or need. Because of the different programmes available, you can have KST more than once a day, for example have the Energise programme in the morning and the Unwind programme in the early evening. You may find daily sessions help you to gain a natural mental-physical balance. Another option would be a treatment consisting of 3-6 linked sessions. You can monitor your progress with our specially designed chart and decide your own treatment programme or in discussion with your therapist.
Sit or lie in a comfortable position. Keep your eyes open and breathe through your nose if you can. You may find that with some programmes you relax, begin to drowse and close your eyes. This is fine. When you realise this has happened, slowly re-open your eyes.
You may find your eyes closing as you unwind and relax. This is fine. When you are aware your eyes are closed, slowly reopen them. To gain the full benefit of KST your eyes need to be open.
Even though your nose is blocked you will still obtain some of the benefit from the therapy and the cool mint in the Energise programme will bring relief to a blocked nose.
There are many positive benefits from KST, both psychological and physiological. For example, our research has demonstrated that a single 15 minute session achieves a 5% reduction in blood pressure. The two sensory stimuli are mutually reinforcing and the combined benefits are enhanced with repetition a process known as conditioned association. So the more often you use KST, the greater will be the effect and the longer it will last. The different KST programmes will help you choose your personal path to restore your natural healthy mind-body balance.
KST is safe for use by children under adult supervision. There are settings with lower light levels if they find it too bright, and the shorter duration 10 minute programme setting may be more suitable. Many studies that have demonstrated positive benefits from light therapy and aromatherapy in children and adolescents.
If you suffer from diabetes or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or have an eye or skin condition which is affected by bright light you should consult a doctor before embarking on KST.
Bright light can interact with some medications. KST should not be used if you are taking any of the following:
– tetracycline (antibiotic)
– tricyclics
– antiarrhythmic medications
– antimalarial drugs
– antirheumatic drugs
– psoralen medications
– diuretics
– melatonin (not to be used concurrently with Light Therapy)
– sulfonamides (antibacterial medication)
– St. John's Wort (Hypericum)
– major tranquillisers
One capsule should be used per treatment and contains sufficient volatiles to last for 30 minutes. Although the empty capsule may still smell strong there would be insufficient strength for effective further treatments.

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06 May Jus Post Bellum Symposium: Towards an Alternative Paradigm–Jus Post Bellum as Transitional Justice
[Ruti Teitel is the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law, New York Law School, Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics, www.securityintransition.org.]
I am delighted to participate in the discussion regarding Jus Post Bellum: Mapping the Normative Foundations. The book's publication on the 100th anniversary of World War I and its aftermath set out in the Treaty of Versailles reflects the growing appreciation of the importance of the area of the law of war known as jus post bellum. Yet the relationship of law to conflict today is a complex one, and contemporary circumstances hardly reflect utopianism. There are important changes in post bellum expectations beyond the return to the status quo ante and I regard these as best captured by a more comprehensive concept and vocabulary associated with these periods of political flux: transitional justice.
Getting Beyond the Restoration of the Status Quo Ante
What is owed to Iraq or to other peoples who are the 'beneficiaries' of wars of supposed liberation? This is the burning question of the last decade in Iraq, Afghanistan, and most recently Libya. With the end of the Cold War we have seen a return to wars of intervention, with implications for the scope and character of jus post bellum. Where a war is justified on humanitarian grounds, i.e., a just war, what are the implications of this justice in the ad bellum for jus post bellum? Might the injustice of a war's beginning imply greater post-war duties? Or does the logic work the other way around? In the event that a war is initiated for humanitarian reasons might that well imply added duties, whether during or after the conflict? Just how does post-war justice relate to the broader questions concerning the meaning and direction of the justice of war? And to what extent does the contemporary iteration of the just war tradition, its principles and values guide the question of what must be done following a conflict?
There is a need to rethink the earlier classical approach to post-war justice as being fundamentally restorative. Posing the question today of what values and related principles regarding rights and duties should apply, as this book does, jus post bellum inevitably constitutes a departure from a focus on restoration (which takes implicitly or explicitly the pre-war status quo as a decisive normative benchmark). Historically, this area was dominated by a preoccupation with unjust wars and the settlements that followed those wars, focusing on restraining or regulating the punishment of the aggressor for disrupting the status quo ante.
This view of post bellum is in historical or retrospective terms – where what is at stake is responsibility in a backward-looking way, as guided by the justice of the war purpose itself and the goal of returning to pre bellum conditions.
In this context, victors were free to punish, within determined constraints – limits on collective punishment, spoils of war, plunder, return of prisoners of war, occupied territory, etc. This was often complemented by amnesties and reparation schemes animated by restorative objectives. The post-World War I settlement at Versailles, the current anniversary of which we are currently marking, was widely regarded as an instance of failed justice and, even worse, as having the effect of promoting the return of war.
Now, however, we can see that we are moving away from this traditional approach to jus post bellum in a number of ways: first, there is a move away from the dominant concern of jus post bellum conceived as a backward-looking, often retroactive enterprise, and as restraint on retribution, to a broader framework involving a host of duties that relate not just to the past but also to an often protracted present, as well as forward-looking goals for a peaceful future. The aegis or subject of post bellum norms has become greatly expanded.
Many questions today concerning what obligations attend aftermaths are being raised in the context of transition, sometimes following conflict, often not. For a number of reasons, this view increasingly overlaps with conflict. At a time of persistent smaller conflicts, i.e., of pervasive violence, often of ongoing internal conflicts where there is no clear end, and which are not even clearly about state-building or democratization, this inquiry leads to a questioning of the meaning of 'post bellum' in jus post bellum. As some of the authors in this volume concede, the parameters of post bellum have become murky.
Moreover, there is a related shift in our understanding of responsibility away from the state-centric view as the singularly relevant subject of jus post bellum, as the older view of restoration assumed the state to be the relevant object of restoration. At the same time, there has been a move away from collective sanctions levied upon a state or its people. Individualized punishment is clearly on the rise, most dramatically through international criminal justice.
Towards an Alternative Paradigm: Jus Post Bellum as Transitional Justice
In the current context, one can see that justice considerations enter the picture from the outset, taking into account that humanitarian considerations have been invoked as a justification for war itself. In today's wars of liberation, internal ethnic conflicts are often involved; the issue is as much or more to do with settling scores with fellow citizens as punishing a foreign aggressor. Clearly, this brings transitional justice to the fore.
Insofar as the new wars are often conflicts animated by the values of liberalization, freedom, and so on, we can see ways in which the aegis of jus post bellum overlaps with the aims of transitional justice. Justice is not conceived as strictly punishment oriented, as assumed in the legalist paradigm. Nor is it confined to restitution and the restorative dimension implied by the earlier understanding of post-war justice. Indeed, it could well take in the full context and modalities of transition and transformation. The issue is being reconceived in terms of justice as security. Within the evolving framework, there is a concern to identify responsibility beyond the state to private actors as well. There are duties that follow even when a war is just.
Thus, 'post bellum' seems too limited or inappropriate today because of the unstable or undetermined boundaries between conflict and post-conflict situations. Transitional justice is arguably more capacious because it allows for advancing goals beyond those associated with a war's beginning, such as transformation, namely purposes going beyond retributive or restorative justice.
I invoked the term 'transitional justice' in 1991 to represent a move away from the discourse that associated such phenomena purely with the law of conflict. The idea was that the aims of such processes were in part forward-looking – involving democratization – and not merely backward-looking and enmeshed with war. Moreover, the use of the term 'transitional justice' also addressed the central issue of the time: the extent to which the relevant democratization processes seemed less revolutionary and more gradual, more transitional, often taking decades, for example in post-dirty war Latin America. We now have a rich set of illustrations from the post-Soviet bloc, Asia, and the Middle East.
The increasingly pervasive involvement of courts and tribunals in matters of post- conflict justice demands a conception of proportionality that is not simply political but also jurisprudential. This is far from being limited to criminal trials. One also thinks of Alien Torts Claims actions in the United States and the role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights in post-conflict accountability. We can see that justice today has gone from a prerogative of the victor, which needs restraining, to a shared international obligation. This development in and of itself informs the meaning of the new proportionality.
With renewed demands for military intervention, interest in post bellum justice has never been greater. Given the human rights revolution, to be sure, interventions are being justified on human security grounds but also waged in the context of new constraints, of human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as democratization. This goes some way to explaining the extraordinarily high demands for post bellum justice, which has now expanded to cover a broader period associated with conflict and to address the security, not just of states, but of persons and peoples.


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At headquarters, in the hunting team's administrative zone.
*Thump!* A huge Venom Wyvern descended from the sky and created two large depressions as its feet touched the ground.
A black shadow flickered, and a robed Magus jumped off the back of the Wyvern.
"My Lord! My Lord!" An old Magus saw the Venom Wyvern, his eyes brightening as he approached them.
"Old man! We'll need to have some words about you escaping at the last minute!"
Leylin couldn't be bothered to deal with him and entered the hall.
"Vice Team leader! Lord Caesar is looking for you!" Two hunting team Magi came before Leylin and bowed slightly, their manners impeccable.
Though Leylin had no real power in front of Caesar, ordinary members like them were small fry. Those who had offended him the other time were still in isolation! Hence, these members were extremely respectful to Leylin, or at least on the surface.
"Great timing, I was just about to look for him!"
Leylin nodded slightly.
*Ka-cha!* The door opened, revealing Caesar's figure behind the office desk. The two Magi who had escorted him here quickly left.
"Magus Leylin! You're just in time. Regarding the previous mission…" Before Caesar even spoke, a huge metallic piece was firmly thrown onto the table.
"It's done!"
On this huge silver white metal, there were indents that formed an old, wrinkled face.
"Metallic lifeform?" Caesar was slightly suspicious, but at the thought of something, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
"I need to inspect this!"
After speaking, Caesar took the metallic sculpture and jogged out of the office, leaving Leylin alone inside.
Though Caesar had issued this mission before, not in his wildest dreams could he have expected Leylin to actually complete it. After all, Marb was a Magus on the same level as him!
However, Leylin had given him something that looked like Marb's head. How could this not astonish him?
In that moment, Caesar even had the suspicion that Leylin had brought him brought a random head to escape punishment.
*Creak!* Ten minutes later, the door opened once more.
Caesar appeared in front of Leylin, but his expression was dark, with even hints of shock in his face.
"I didn't think you would actually be able to do it…" Caesar could not conceal the shock and curiosity in his eyes.
"If it's possible, could you share the process of your mission with me? You know, as the hunting team leader, it's necessary that I know about the entire process and then give rewards accordingly."
Caesar spoke indifferently.
"It was very simple…" Leylin unfolded his arms. "After taking on the mission, I was going to look for you but coincidentally saw him heavily wounded, which is how I completed this assignment."
"Magus Leylin…" Caesar's face darkened further. "Please speak the truth!"
"That's what happened! I even brought along a neutral wandering Magus. If there's anything else you need, you can just ask her."
Leylin was indifferent.
In reality, as long as one was not completely blind, anyone could see this was an excuse!
But so what? Marb was dead. If Leylin said he was heavily injured, that must be the truth!
As for that female Magus, she was just a semi-converted Magus. How could she tell the state of a peak rank 1 Magus' injuries?
"You…" Caesar's face began to flush.
In that instant, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something and his entire body relaxed.
"No matter what, Magus Leylin, you have disposed of a peak rank 1 Magus from the other faction, thus showing your loyalty to Four Seasons Garden. Your bravery will be known by all light Magi, and you might even be recorded down in history…"
Caesar congratulated him with a fake smile.
"Thank you for your compliment, but I want to know more about the substantial rewards I will be getting!" Leylin nodded nonchalantly and then spoke.
For him, having a reputation wasn't all that important. With the prerequisite that the situation would not be unfavourable to him, he was, of course, willing to do some good deeds and obtain a good reputation. However, if there were no advantages and him needing to put in so much effort, making a name for himself in history was just something that only idiots would bother doing!
Caesar breathed in deeply to calm the fire within his heart and said icily, "There will naturally be rewards. As for any promotions, that will have to wait. However, the contribution points have already been issued to you. 1500 points! Don't worry, the organisation is very strict when it comes to things like this, so I don't have the authority to dock points from you."
Immediately after, Caesar produced a green crystal card from within his robes and passed it to Leylin.
An obscure look flashed past Leylin's eyes as he held out his hand to take the card.
That instant he took the card, a slight explosion happened.
Leylin and Caesar's bodies shook for a second, and they immediately sprang apart.
"What a terrifying rate of improvement! Magus Leylin!" His expression held a trace of fear as Caesar looked at Leylin.
Before, he still had the confidence that he could suppress Leylin, but now, after the probing, he found that this Magus who he had looked upon with contempt had already caught up to him and become a mighty peak rank 1 Magus! He might even be stronger than him!
Caesar could not be so casual with Leylin any longer. Leylin's ranking in his heart had already risen to the same level of opponents who were of equal strength as him.
Leylin only gave a slight smile in response to Caesar's exclamation.
He had even concealed a part of the strength of his Warlock blood. If not, Caesar might be completely stunned.
He took his own contribution point card and swiped the green crystal card above it!
*Beep!* A light flickered and the 0 on Leylin's own card changed to 1500.
"Alright! Magus Leylin, you may return and take a rest while waiting for news from the Elders." Caesar spoke slowly.
Leylin's transformation made him feel a little uncomfortable. He was currently in need of some time to come up with a counterplan.
"Thank you!"
Leylin stood up and took a small bow, each action revealing an unspeakable sort of elegance.
"Really? His strength exceeds yours?"
In a room made primarily out of plants, Reynold placed the white porcelain cup on the table, a hand supporting his forehead and a finger curling his hair. Another hand was unconsciously striking the table, producing the dull 'thud' sounds.
The current Reynold looked like an old man who was not in the best state of mind, but all those who were familiar with him could tell this was him pondering over something deeply.
Caesar stood aside, waiting for the final decision from this elder of the Four Seasons Garden.
"If that's the case, we'll give him the position of the head of patrolling at the headquarters!" Reynold thought over this for a long time till the steam from his porcelain cup had vanished, before speaking.
"Alright!" In response, Caesar merely nodded.
"Also, I found out that we might have paid too little attention to that guy… If there's time, I think I want to meet him."
Reynold stretched, looking pleased as he glanced at Caesar.
"Don't you know how rude it is to bother an old man who was planning on taking an afternoon nap?"
"My apologies! I'll take my leave now!"
Caesar quickly bowed and left, a mysterious grin about his lips.
"Leylin Farlier?"
Behind him, Reynold mouthed this name.
He had naturally taken Leylin's talent into account. If he was truly sincere about joining Four Seasons Garden and that the value of the item he had gotten from the ruins was not too high, Reynold would not go so far as to do anything dirty and covet his inheritance.
However, from how Leylin had been able to improve his strength so quickly, what he had obtained was definitely not as simple as he had thought it was.
It was extremely beneficial to the user and was worth the risk for Reynold to take action.
In addition, based on the information he had gathered, ever since Leylin entered Four Seasons Garden, he still had dealings with dark Magi. He was even involved in a few of the large incidents in Nightless City!
This was just intolerable! Any organisation would not put up with the existence of disloyal members!
Though this was just a hypothesis, this was enough reason for Reynold to make his move!
He was an existence that had stepped into the level of rank 2 Magi! The difference between Magi from each rank was like heaven and earth. Even if Leylin received some amazing inheritance, as long as he had not promoted to a rank 2 Magus, he was powerless in front of a true rank 2 Magus.
Just the fact that he could solidify his spiritual force was enough to suppress most rank 1 Magi!
At this point in time, Leylin was oblivious to all this.
He was currently in a laboratory, holding a test tube that contained a grey liquid within. His blue eyes flashed as he constantly scanned the contents.
"The solution that contains a Nefarious Filthbird's feathers! Rumours have it that the ancient Nefarious Filthbird and Trial's Eye were nemeses. Its feathers also carried with it the chaos its original body was known for. It is an item that swindlers love."
The conclusion that the A.I. Chip had was presented in front of Leylin's eyes.
"Based on the information and simulations, this solution is able to take care of the oath I made with Four Seasons Garden. But what happens after? The problem I have isn't just with the oath…"
Leylin mumbled to himself, and looked at his stats once more.
[Leylin Farlier. Rank 1 Warlock, Bloodline: Giant Kemoyin Serpent. Strength: 20.1, Agility: 13.4, Vitality: 25.9, Spiritual Force: 76.1, Magic Power: 76 (Magic Power is in synchronisation with Spiritual Force). Elemental essence conversion: 90%. Status: Altering heart, progress at 69%.]
"The heart is the location where the Giant Kemoyin Serpent's blood was produced. Through the alteration of the heart, ancient Warlocks obtained similar vitality and abilities to produce blood!"
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Choosing a color for your home's exterior shutters is determined by a variety of factors. Many homeowner's associations have stringent rules on specific paint colors that can be used on a home's exterior. Also, consider the colors that your neighbors have used on their shutters to help keep the neighborhood homes looking more uniform. Professional decorating tips can help you choose a shutter color that complements your home.
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Lately I've been jumping from one activity to another. It's bad because I don't get to focus but at this point do I really have a choice? I've earned this much free time and I'll do whatever the hell I want (except spend all my savings in one place).
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Fostoria History
Fostoria's Past: A Century of history in the making
Citizens learned on Feb. 15, 1980, that the Chrysler Foundry would discontinue operation in April.
Chrysler officials said the foundry was being closed because of the reduced need for grey iron castings and the substitution of lighter weight materials in engine and transmission parts.
At the time, there were 300 hourly employees and 75 salaried workers at the local plant.
In June of that year, 120 workers were laid off at Atlas, Inc. for a total of 200 idled there. Another 62 Atlas workers got their pink slips on Aug. 3. In September, Bendix laid off an additional 170 workers pushing their total to over 250 out of work.
In November of 1981, an additional 320 hourly employees at Atlas were laid off indefinitely. However, the bright spot in 1981 took place in November also when Fostoria's dowtown Streetscape project was dedicated on the 7th.
Grant Jackson, then pitching for the Montreal Expos was a special guest along with Tony Lucadello, the Fostoria scout who signed Jackson to a major league contract several years earlier.
Mayor Ken Beier presided at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony along with Streetscape Co-chairpersons Frank Kinn and Don Miller.
Kinn recognized the 32 downtown property owners who agreed to pay half of the approximately $500,000 in construction costs. The city paid the remaining $250,000.
In 1982, the new Fostoria Economic Development Corporation hired former Fostorian Tim Collins to do a study of the local business and industrial climate.
The FEDC again topped the news later in the year when Fostoria City Council agreed to contribute $169,000 toward a $414,000 three-year plan to enrich the city's economy.
The fund-raising effort called "Jobs for Fostoria," would include $245,000 to be collected from the private sector.
In October of 1983, Fostoria police investigated what turned out to be a double homicide.
The bodies of Warren Wunderlin and his wife Janet were found in their West Fourth Street home where officers went to check on a report that Mrs. Wunderlin had not reported for work that day at Bendix and had not called in.
Seneca County Coroner Dr. O. C. Garlo first ruled that Warren had strangled his wife, then stabbed himself seven times in the chest.
Later, Lucas County Coroner Dr. Harry Mignery said that Mr. Wunderlin was stabbed in the back as well as the chest, neck and abdomen. This and other factors led Mignery's office to rule the deaths a double homicide.
This story continued into 1984 when James Cooper, 31, of Upper Sandusky was indicted for the murders. He was found guilty and sent to prison.
Also in 1983, on Oct. 19, Fostorian John Lewis Hernandez, 22, then a prisoner in Ottawa County jail, was indicted by a Seneca County grand jury on a charge of aggravated murder in connection with the July 23 death of 58-year old Lillian Phillips in her Perry Street apartment.
In June 1984 directors and management of the Ohio Farmers Grain and Supply Association and Landmark, Inc. agreed to a consolidation of the two regional cooperatives.
At the time, Ohio Farmers had 124 local cooperative association members in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Landmark had 43 members, all located in Ohio.
Ohio Farmers had an elevator in Fostoria with storage for 7.4 million bushels of grain and a relatively new office building on West Fourth Street.
The big merger also topped the news May 1, 1985 when the new Countrymark, Inc. announced the firm would be headquartered in Columbus. It was the beginning of the move of most of the old Ohio Farmers departments and facilities out of Fostoria.
W. Loren Chalfin, who had been general manager of Ohio Farmers since 1977, was named president and chief executive officer of the new company while Donald E. Benschneider of Payne was named chairman of the board of directors.
Countrymark has since merged with another firm, which has since moved out of Columbus.
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Fostoria made the news nationally, and even internationally, in August of 1986 when a local resident saw what appeared to be the image of Christ on an oil storage tank at the Archer Daniels Midland processing plant on Ohio Route 12 west of town.
As the news spread, hundreds of cars lined the highway daily during the evening hours to view the image.
The image overshadowed another ongoing story in 1986; dissension within the ranks of the Fostoria Hospital Association and the ousting of Hospital Superintendent Matt Jones.
In 1987, the big hassle was whether or not Fostoria would become a Burger King town.
Heckron Investment Group of Findlay wanted to construct a Burger King restaurant on North Countyline Street. Residents on Kennedy Lane opposed the construction, particularly a curb cut that would discharge traffic from the fast food facility onto their street.
The struggle continued for many months, but eventually the buildings on that site were razed, the restaurant was built and the curb was cut.
On Oct. 1, 1988, Hancock County property owners Arlene Horner of Fostoria, Donna Jean Lehrman of Toledo and Dale Harrison of Pittsburgh were notified that the city had chosen their property as the site for a new 919-million-gallon reservoir.
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The major news in 1989 was industrial expansion, and it has occupied a prominent place through 1999.
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Chris Egan has been tapped to star in ABC's Poe, TVGuide.com has learned.
Poe, a period crime procedural, centers on Edgar Allan Poe (Egan), who uses unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston.
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Chris Hollier (Alias) wrote the pilot and will produce along with Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes).
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Apr 17, 2006 at 4:53 pm #1218357Ralph BeamanMember
I discovered an intriguing term that I don't find in the dictionary, but it's starting to show up on the 'Net here and there where outdoorsy fun happens. There's not much available about it, so what is "winehiking," anyway?Apr 17, 2006 at 6:31 pm #1355019
I will assume that it is a trendy outdoor activity that you hope to profit from.Apr 17, 2006 at 6:38 pm #1355021Ralph BeamanMember
To bugbomb, I've actually been curious to know more about the term only because I've called myself winehiker and subsequently discovered that there's a term called winehiking. Thought a forum like this might lend further insight.Apr 18, 2006 at 2:26 am #1355030paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
No idea. Never heard the term. Two possibilities come to mind – NOT sure that either is even close:
1) it's really spelled "whine-hiking" – you know the type – "it's too hot", "it's too cold", "are we there yet", "there's too many bugs", "i have a pebble in my shoe", "you mean i have to take a dump where and wipe with what???!!!", "are we there yet", "are there any animals in these woods", "are we there yet", etc. we've all run into these – perhaps, more often than we'd care to.
a) in case anyone is wondering, this did NOT describe my family, and…
b) any resemblence to any person, whether living, dead, one-foot-in-the-grave, over-the-hill, yet to be born, real, or imagined is unintentional and purely coincidental and no libel, slander, name calling, bad mouthing, malfeasance, or any other clever sounding word that i also don't the meaning of is intended by the above description.]
2) maybe it's someone who has to have all of the latest "gadgets and gizmos aplenty (to quote Ariel the Little Mermaid). You know the type – battery operated fan in their pith helmet plus 4 or 5 different electronic communication devices (including a mini-wrist LCD TV to keep up with the latest Soaps or Sports, or whatever they keep up with on those things). Hey they might even have a full-blown winecellar in their backpack so the proper wine can be served depending upon whether it's a chicken or a beef dish being "boiled in the bag". You know the type, designer labelled backpacks ("Hey, I didn't know Gucci made backpacks?!!", "Have you seen the latest Armani summit pack? It's sooo Giorgio!!")
I don't know. Just some thoughts (or maybe, more accurately – the lack of thoughts).
Can't wait to see the REAL clever ones in our midst take this "ball" and run with it. Go ahead, I dare you, brighten up my day.Apr 18, 2006 at 6:36 am #1355032
My serious answer, then – I bet it's guided hikes through wine country, puncutated by wine-tasting stops.
BenApr 18, 2006 at 9:45 am #1355044David BonnMember
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This takes me back to a trip in the early 90's.
Sitting around camp as the stars came out, up on a huge flat boulder with two large boxes of two-buck chuck. We were having a long and sometimes informed discussion on what technology had most revolutionized backpacking.
The logical conclusion when we were well into the second box was wine-in-a-box.Apr 18, 2006 at 10:49 am #1355046paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
Benjamin, You could be right. Good thinking. Much better than anything I could come up with.Apr 18, 2006 at 12:22 pm #1355051Scott AshdownMember
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Benjamin is right. Check out :Apr 18, 2006 at 1:01 pm #1355055Glenn RobertsMember
@garkjrLocale: Southwestern Ohio
pj, you just described, perfectly and in great detail, the backpacking trip I let my wife and her girlfriend talk me into taking them on. Actually, you described BOTH of my wife's backpacking trips: first and last. Thanks for the chuckle.Apr 18, 2006 at 2:50 pm #1355059Casey BowdenBPL Member
@clbowdenLocale: Berkeley Hills
I've never heard of 'wine-hiking' but the French have already established 'wine-running' with the Médoc Marathon in Bordeaux. You get wine and cheese at rest stops!
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/runners-high-%7C-running-the-bordeaux-marathonApr 18, 2006 at 3:03 pm #1355060
My somewhat acerbic first post may not make sense now that the original poster edited his message. He actually gave the clues in the first post. This made it seem to me that he was marketing this idea. Ralph, hopefully no offense was taken since you are not in fact selling the idea…
BenJun 28, 2006 at 1:57 pm #1358658Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
Had a girlfriend who invited an old college friend to visit from New York. At the time we were living on the end of a long point in the very southern end of Puget Sound. I would call the area suburban– there were 5 acre "stump farm" lots with long driveways that wound off the 2-lane country road that went to the end of the point.
Our 24'x16′ cabin sat on the edge of an 85′ bluff over Totten Inlet and we looked out to see the foothills of the Olympics and the Black Hills. So my girfriend brings her New Yorker buddy to the cabin and she is scared to death because it was getting dark, she couldn't see any houses from the road and was certian they would be lost forever.
We were to take her hiking in the Olympics that weekend. She heard one mention of bears and headed for a motel in Olympia and never even made it to the park boundary. I'm sad, because there would a book, a movie and at least three sitcom episodes from it if she had spent a night in the woods.Jul 27, 2006 at 8:12 am #1360007Steven HanlonBPL Member
@asciibaronLocale: Mid Atlantic
i think i was either with David and didn't know it or had a parallel conversation around a fire drinking the 2 buck chunk and coming to the same conclusion.
who needs a water filter when you have a box-o-wine? i miss college.
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March is Fraud Awareness Month in Canada, and WestJet has taken the opportunity to provide another update regarding the telephone scam that continues to falsely implicate it and other prominent Canadian brands.
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Love a capable man. And love him even more if he's British. All restrained and austere and carrying a whole extra level of conflict because he really doesn't want to get dirty at all. But he will, just like he pushed HRH out the door at 20,000 feet because he's SIS. And that's what they do.
90% of a British Intelligence Service operative's day is paperwork. I bet that has perfect diction and well-rounded loops, too. *sigh*
[I have an e-copy of Wild Encounter to give away today to someone who has a bit of a thing for Brits too. And hot heroic types with rounded accents. Who is your favourite UK spy-type? Did you see Daniel Craig on the Olympic opening ceremony?]
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Nikki Logan lives amongst a string of wetlands in Western Australia with her long-suffering partner and a menagerie of furred, feathered and scaly mates.
She studied film and theatre at university, and worked for years in advertising and film distribution before finally settling down in the wildlife industry.
Her romance with nature goes way back, and she considers her life charmed, given that she works with wildlife by day and writes fiction by night–the perfect way to combine her two loves.
Nikki believes that the passion and risk of falling in love are perfectly mirrored in the danger and beauty of wild places. Every romance she writes contains an element of nature, and if readers catch a waft of rich earth or the spray of wild ocean between the pages she knows her job is done.


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BBQ Festival was a success!
Western Maine BBQ Festival Many thanks to the hard working Green Thumb Farms team members who helped make our first BBQ Festival a success. All the people who helped with the preparation of the event, the decor so nice with chairs covers and tablecloths. Thank you to Hannaford for inviting us to participate in this wonderful event. We served up some delicious BBQ style baked beans to help customers understand what we do and where we come from in conjunction with Hannaford. People were pleasantly surprised to find that we were located right in Fryeburg and grow potatoes and corn in addition...Read More
Slash Baked Bean Cooking Time…
Quick tip: To slash the oven time, simmer the beans (before baking) for 20 minutes with one tablespoon of baking soda . This saves 4 1/2 hours in the...Read More
Chili Cookoff Ingredient Sponsor
We are proud to be an ingredient sponsor for the 8th Annual Chilly Chili Cookoff 2011 on March 5th in North Conway, NH! We are proud members of the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. This is a International Chili Society District sanctioned event. We are sponsoring the Peoples Choice competition by providing contestants with their choice of Soldier, Jacob's Cattle, Yellow Eye or Red Kidney beans or potatoes if they choose. Please join us in the fun! To learn more please visit:...Read More
New For 2011!!!
New for 2011 we have added our MOFGA certified organic Jacob's Cattle and Yellow Eye beans to our online store. As always you can still purchase our conventional Soldier Beans, Yellow Eye Beans, Jacob's Cattle Beans and Red Kidney Beans. Happy New...Read More
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from all of us at Green Thumb Farms! We hope that the holiday season is filled with warmth and cheer, don't forget the potatoes and beans! If you still haven't stopped in and picked yours up be sure to do so before Friday as we will be closed for the Christmas holiday. For those of you who do not live within driving distance look for our name on the back of the bags in your local grocery store. Enjoy! I was searching for a few anecdotes about holiday traditions that involve potatoes and I stumbled upon these interesting facts: Potatoes are not mentioned in the...Read More


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When Souls Take Flight
"Your soul is lit from within, and that light is a spark of divinity shining through you.
It is steady and unwavering, and like your consciousness, it goes wherever you go."
– Kira Rosner, When Souls Take Flight: Coping with Grief
Book Excerpt
When Souls Take Flight: Coping with Grief was inspired by a series of revelations that began while caring for my precious father.
My family and I had one focus–dad's comfort. Day after day we did everything we could to ease his journey.
Then, I had a light bulb moment. I realized his physical comfort was only part of the picture. To help him in a meaningful way, I also had to address his feelings around death.
I had no plan or specific idea how to do that. What I did have was big love and the intense desire to support him in his final days.
Trusting the words would come I began to talk, which is when I witnessed the power of love in action. My intention to soothe my father was so heartfelt it opened a window in my awareness and I began to explain what happens when we die.
The more I talked, the more I knew and my descriptions of the afterlife grew. I assured my father he would not die. "When your breath comes to rest,' I said, "your soul will gently disengage from your body with your life force fully intact. You will return to your spiritual home, where you will be lovingly received and reunited with those who departed before you."
Dad and I had this conversation many times. When he passed, I had the privilege of watching his soul leave his body, affirming what I knew to be true. Death is not the absence of life. It is merely the absence of the physical form.
© When Souls Take Flight
What Readers Say
"We all deal with loss and grief in different ways. I believe Kira's way of dealing with the loss of her father was writing this book. When Souls Take Flight is a great gift for anyone dealing with the process of transition. Whether you are in the beginning, middle, or end of the process, this book will prove to be a great read and an uplifting gift."
–DANNION BRINKLEY, Author of Saved by the Light & The Secrets of the Light
"When Souls Take Flight is a beautiful and comforting book that deals with the topic of death and dying in a way that is pertinent to those here on earth and to souls who have crossed over. It will help anyone who has lost a loved one deal with their grief and increase their understanding of life and death. Kira writes simply and eloquently, which is perfect for this topic. When we are grieving, we need comfort and something that is easy to follow, so we can feel loved and cherished while processing the loss of our loved one. I highly recommend this book and feel it would be good for children, teens and families"as well as for you."
–DAWN LIANNA, author of The 8 Keys to Powerful Intuition & Contact Your Angels Now
"Dear Kira, You cannot imagine how far reaching and powerful your words have been to me and many others in my life. This is truly LIGHT work in the world."
–DENISE MEDVED, Author of The Ageless Grace Playbook
www.agelessgrace.com www.niasouth.com
"Dear Kira, When Souls Take Flight is wonderful! I could hear your voice and feel your loving heart holding me with every word. This book truly captures your essence and imparts it to the reader. The words in the From Beyond section really touched me. You are truly one of Mother Divine's loving arms embodied and working here on Earth to alleviate the pain and suffering of ignorance."
–JACQUELINA DAVIS, Founder of Quantum Beauty
www.serenitywellnessprogram.com www.faceliftfitness.com
"Kira Rosner gives a clear voice to universal truths we can all relate to. Anyone who has lost someone will find new hope and lasting comfort in the words contained in this book."
–JUNE D'ESTELLE, Ph.D., Author of The Illuminated Mind
"When Souls Take Flight is a profoundly rewarding read. Kira Rosner's deceptively simple style masks deep answers to issues that trouble all people. Theologically eclectic, her views concentrate on her own personal experiences. She speaks to the human condition at its sensitive solar plexus: subduing the fear of death."
–RABBI ALTON MEYER WINTERS, Temple B'Nai Shalom
"Kira Rosner's When Souls Take Flight offers help and comfort to those who are grieving. Just opening the book at any page offers beautifully written pearls of inspiration."
–CAROLINE SUTHERLAND, Author of The Body Knows How to Stay Young
"Dear Kira, your book, When Souls Take Flight, has been such an amazing experience for me. I never thought I could reach such closure after the death of my dearly beloved grandmother. Your step by step exercise led me to the highest level of clarity I've ever felt. Being able to feel her again was exhilarating. Thank you for a true eye opening experience."
–DANA LOVE, 23 yrs. old College Student
"Dear Kira, I loved When Souls Take Flight and think it should be given to everyone facing this issue: Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Funerals, Churches, Hospice. The list goes on and one. This book should be required reading for all young people. They will benefit greatly from your insight."
–TERRALYNN HOY, Chief Executive Officer
"Dear Kira, Your book is just lovely and very comforting for those who recently lost someone. It will be a tremendous help as part of the grieving bereavement process. I definitely plan to mention it to my clients who come in for monuments."
–JEAN IVERSON, Iverson Monuments
When Souls Take Flight provides a viewpoint that helps to reconcile the grievous experience of the loss of a loved one. Taken from her own personal experiences, the realization of the true meaning of life and death and how we think of it is presented with enlightening truths which sooth the soul. Whether you have lost a loved one recently or not, this book is nourishment for the heart and soul which leaves you at peace with life's journey.
GEORGE SMITH, Photographer, World Traveler
Coming soon in eBook!


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While Chicago supporters of Rep. Luis GutierrezLuis Vicente GutierrezThe Hill's Campaign Report: Democratic primary fight shifts to South Carolina, Nevada Democrats rally behind incumbents as Lipinski takes liberal fire Dem leader says party can include abortion opponents MORE (D-Ill.) are pushing him to run for mayor, immigration advocates in Washington are less enthusiastic about seeing one of their leading champions leave the Capitol.
Now in his ninth term, Gutierrez is considering whether to join a wide-open field of contenders for Chicago's top job after longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced this week he would not seek re-election.
A winning bid by Gutierrez would be an unmistakable loss for the immigration reform movement in Congress, where he has been the most forceful advocate and at times a singular voice for a cause whose political viability has teetered in recent years.
"There's no one that delivers the punch the way Luis Gutierrez does," said Angela Kelley, vice president for immigration policy at the liberal Center for American Progress. "He would be sorely missed."
Since the Daley announcement on Tuesday, Gutierrez has
released two separate statements indicating his interest in replacing him. The
most recent statement, on Thursday, said Gutierrez was "humbled" by the
encouragement and that Chicago "is ready for new, progressive leadership and
for a mayor that can unite our diverse city.
"I'm continuing to talk to supporters, but I've been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm I'm seeing and feeling," Gutierrez said.
A source close to the congressman said Gutierrez was "giving a lot of thought to the race."
Kelley said that while there was not yet a coordinated effort by immigration reform advocates to lobby Gutierrez, "many of us will of course want him to stay."
"We want him to stay in Congress," said Lynn Tramonte, deputy director of America's Voice, an immigration reform advocacy group. "We need him here. We want him here."
After 21 years of Daley rule in Chicago, the field of candidates is likely to be crowded. The biggest name in the race could be White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, a man Gutierrez has frequently criticized. Yet in an early poll conducted by the Chicago Sun-Times, no clear favorite emerged. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart led with 12%, followed by state Sen. James Meeks with 10% and then Gutierrez at 9%. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. took 8% and Emanuel took 7% in the poll. More than one-third of respondents had no preference.
The election is Feb. 22. While candidates have to file papers by Nov. 22, Gutierrez could run without giving up his seat in Congress, a spokesman for the Chicago Board of Election said. He would resign his seat upon taking office in May if he won.
Gutierrez has been linked throughout his tenure in Congress with the push for a comprehensive immigration overhaul that would combine enhanced border security and enforcement with a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. But in recent years he has emerged as a chief congressional spokesman for the cause. A longtime champion for the issue, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), died in 2009, and a chief GOP advocate, Sen. John McCainJohn Sidney McCainTrump digs in on conspiracy theory over bin Laden raid At 97, Bob Dole is still fighting for his country Leadership matters: President's words and actions show he is unfit to lead our nation MORE (R-Ariz.), dropped his support for comprehensive legislation when he ran for president in 2008 and then faced a primary challenge from the right in his bid for re-election to the Senate.
Gutierrez has been a deliberate thorn in the side of President Obama on the issue, reminding him frequently of his promises on immigration reform and criticizing the administration for not confronting the issue aggressively.
In 2007, he cited the desire to see comprehensive immigration reform achieved as a reason for forgoing a challenge to Daley. With the likelihood of either a diminished Democratic majority or a Republican majority in Congress next year, a decision by him to run now could be taken as a signal that immigration reform is dead in the near term.
A source close to Gutierrez cautioned against that reading of his thinking but acknowledged that the prospect of a conservative Republican like Rep. Lamar Smith (Texas) or Steve King (Iowa) heading key House panels with jurisdiction over immigration policy was discouraging. "It's always an uphill battle, but it'd be even more of an uphill battle," the source said.
Immigration reform advocates lavished praise on Gutierrez but suggested he was not indispensable, pointing to other members of Congress who have pushed the issue in recent years. They include Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), the outgoing chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz), who has spoken out against the controversial Arizona immigration law; and Rep. Mike Honda, head of the congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
Gutierrez "would be happy to have them play a more prominent role," Tramonte said.
And while Gutierrez would be out of Congress if he won the Chicago mayor's race, he would not be abandoning the issue, she added.
"Immigration reform is in his blood," Tramonte said. "He's not going away."


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Bloomsbury People – who are they?
- School pupils
- World leading scientists
- Nurses and doctors
- Emerging artists and performers
- Elderly residents
Bloomsbury People narrates the real people who live and work in London's inner city cultural quarter.
Hover over the images to read more, and follow the links to meet the Bloomsbury People…


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Home improvement allows to make a home truly yours. It's crucial that you do proper research so you don't end up wasting money or hurting yourself and other members of your home. To get started, reviews the tips we've listed here.
When trying to keep your home cool in the summer time, employ the use of lots of fans. Ceiling fans can circulate air in your room to keep it cooler. The use of these fans can impact the use of your central heating and air system, which lowers your energy costs.
Rather than getting rid of your cabinets for new ones, refinishing the ones you already have can save you money. Paint the bases, replace fixtures and get new doors for a brand new kitchen. At a very low cost, you can update the whole look of your kitchen.
Regularly changing the air filters in your home is very important. It makes it easier to breathe in your home and also helps with the air conditioning and heating. Many of the service calls that these repairmen face are due to build up that has gotten into the machine from dirty filters.
You just need two tips to make your ceiling seem higher. Your walls could be painted with stripes, or maybe you can add a tall lamp. When you do that to your rooms, there is an optical illusion your eyes must follow. Your eyes naturally focus on following lines, making ceilings appear higher.
Install solar panels on your home. Although they can cost a lot upfront, they may very well be worth it considering how much electricity keeps going up. In addition to the power you use right away, you can store extra or sell it back to the electric company to maximize your savings. This is an excellent, green way to power your home.
Pour bleach into your toilet bowls to keep them clean. The smell may be bad, but germs will be eliminated and the toilets will stay clean. Scented bleaches can help limit the smell.
You can use empty 2-liter soda bottles for storage containers. They are transparent and will protect nearly anything, such as dry goods like sugar, flour, and corn meal. You can store these on a shelf or in the freezer or fridge. It's even simple when you need to pour out the contents in that all you need to do is twist off the cap.
Make sure to take full advantage of your home's outdoor space. The living space of your home can be extended into your backyard. Patios are great for having barbecues with friends, or just having a relaxing evening in the fresh air.
Unsurprisingly, an immaculate, well-crafted front door can increase the value of a property as much as 10 percent. You can update the look of your door by investing in a relatively inexpensive new doorknob and lock. You might be surprised at the variety of available shapes and finishes.
Home improvement can be very rewarding, but it can also be a lot of work. You can design the home of your dreams once you have learned the proper techniques. Save yourself the cost and heartache of regret by doing your homework first.…


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It's that time of year again! The sky is blue, the insects are angry and people's hideous feet are exposed via the medium of flip-flops. It also means the evil world of commerce is gasping and grasping at your from their pit of capitalist filth.
So, I bid you a warm welcome to The Unfinished Pit of Capitalist Filth… also known as The Unfinished Summer Sale 2018!
I'm keeping it super simple this year (perhaps I could have called it the Super Simple Summer Sale? perhaps not) and everything is 40% off. Which means much less time spent at the abacus and more time spent auditioning lovely synth sounds and samples. Everyone's a winner, but especially you. All you need do is use the code JUMPERSFORGOALPOSTS in your cart. The sale runs until July 20th.
Only four products are not available at a discounted price as part of the Summer Sale: the recently released Diva Cassini and Omnisphere Cyberia, and the two charity soundsets, Humankind 01 and 02. Bundle upgrades will not be available during the Summer Sale period.
Grab your fair trade, hemp tote bag, shove it full of noises and dance merrily into the sunset, wearing nothing but a smile.
I'm going to have to write a slightly sensible version of this for the audio news channels aren't I? Boo. And hiss. *waves puny fists at KVR*


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Rosemary Randall, 86
Rosemary Randall
of Silverdale
March 13, 1927
to Dec. 19, 2013
Rosemary Randall passed away peacefully at Martha and Mary nursing home following a long illness.
She was born Rosemary Werner in East Islip, N.Y. to Henry and Rose Werner. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years Joseph "Randy" Randall, brother Larry Werner, sisters Irene Surdi and Loretto Del Quaglio, and three children: Beverly King of Poulsbo, Stephen Randall of Arizona and Marlene Cooper of Idaho. Rosemary is also survived by nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Rosemary was preceded in death by two children, Lawrence and Edward Randall, and two brothers, Harry and Robert Werner.
Rosemary retired from Emporium/Capwell's department store in California in 1993 and then moved with her husband to Silverdale, Wash. She was a member of St. Olaf's Church. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was known for her quirky sense of humor.
The family would like to thank the caring staff at Martha and Mary as well as the dedicated members of Franciscan Hospice Care. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Rosemary's name to either of these two fine care providers.
A remembrance of Rosemary's life will be at 10:30 a.m., January 11 in the Martha and Mary chapel in Poulsbo, Wash.