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|View Poll Results: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Favorite Character Poll
|Edward Elric
|Alphonse Elric
|Van Hohenheim
|Winry Rockbell
|Roy Mustang
|Riza Hawkeye
|Alex Louis Armstrong
|Olivier Mira Armstrong
|Izumi Curtis
|Ling Yao
|Ran Fan
|Mei Chan
|Wrath/King Bradley
|Pride/Selim Bradley
|Solf J. Kimblee
|Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll
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|2010-08-09, 23:32
|Link #1
Anxious bookseller
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Shibuya Psychic Research
Final FMA:B Favorite Character Poll
It's time for the FINAL Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Favourite Characters Poll! This poll is a multiple choice poll and while we wont restrict you from voting for every character, please try to limit your choice to your top 3 or 4 picks if you can. If you like the entire cast equally, then so be it, but if you can narrow it down a bit, then thats even better. If you like one character the most, then dont feel the need to vote for anymore.
Please remember that once you make your vote you may not "come back" later to add or change your previous vote(s). So make sure you know all the characters you want to include in your vote before you click the "Vote Now" button.
And of course the vote is public, so your votes will be visible to all.
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Since not every character can have a spot, this poll consists basically of characters' relevance to the storyline and screen time over the entire series.
If you dont see your fave character please try the
FMA:B Favorite Character Poll - rd 1 and
FMA:B Favorite Character Poll - rd 2 thread.
|2010-08-10, 08:06
|Link #2
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Yay! The poll's finally here!
... that was really hard. In the end, these were my votes (Sorry, Kimblee and Ed )
- Roy Mustang
- Riza Hawkeye
- Alphonse Elric
- Van Hohenheim
- Wrath
- Pride
|2010-08-10, 09:16
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Hallowed Redeemer
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Stanford, CA
All right, here we go. It's hard not to vote for everyone here.
1. Roy Mustang - first and foremost
The rest in any order:
2) Riza Hawkeye
3) Hohenheim
4) Ling Yao
5) Mei Chen
6) Alex Louis Armstrong
7) King Bradley
8) Scar
I managed to get it down to 8 and that's almost half the choices.
|2010-08-10, 10:23
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Location: Britania
Age: 27
A damn fine cast of characters. Makes this a tough one.
I could only really narrow it down to 9 characters who I felt desrved special credit.
Both Ed and Al made the list for being both awesome and lovable heros that drove forward the narrative and rarely got dull. The same could not be said for most shonen heros.
Van Hohenheim for being Mr Enigma for half the series, and then still having the most heartwarming send out of all. Awesome man. Awesome Dad. Awesome Beard.
Mustang made the list too, though this is purely for the beatdown he gave Lust and Envy. Still annoyed that he never got to blow the lil worm to giblits at the end...
I couldnt not include Alex Armstrong. Hats off the the unrelenting comedy goldmine and true gentleman of the series.
Izumi is included to for being Izumi. More Romantic comedies should include bears.
Ling Yao/Greed holds a close place in my heart. He gave Wrath the some of the best fights in the whole show and had a kick ass oufit. Oh, and the Xing Symphony.
Finally and certainly not least, Wrath himself. If for nothing else then soaking up half the animation budget himself. However, he was also a monster combatant and picked up the whole episode whenever he showed up. When he casually walked up to his castle and declared he'd be taking it back? Awesome. Whats more awesome? He followed this up by taking out a whole battalion and a tank. Alone. With a Sword.
More stories need great characters like these
edit: Just thought. Not making the list, but cudos to the 4 chimaras for actually being interesting characters with some great diolouge. LionKing in particular for inspiring Al to crank it up to eleven with the philosophers stone.
|2010-08-10, 16:43
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Anxious bookseller
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Shibuya Psychic Research
Could have easier picked 8 or 9 people on this, probably one of the hardest character polls out there. Ended up with...
Van Hohenheim - holy crap did he turn out to be awesome! I didnt vote for him in the other poll so I made sure I voted for him this time. I never would have guessed what an impact he would have on the series.
Roy Mustang - given
Ling - Miyano Mamoru did an amazing job as him, I love how he started out kinda as a little mooch but then came into his own with Greed and in the end fulfilled what he set out too.
Pride - just goes to show how scary little kids can be. I wish I hadnt been spoiled to who he was but he quickly eclipsed Envy as my fave Homunculus.
Kimblee - biased a bit since I loved him so much in the first series but I loved him even more in this one, I was shocked to see him help Ed take down Pride, truly a devil even though he helped Ed.
Voted Other for Hughes and Xiao Mei cuz I want a chibi!panda!
Honorable mentions who didnt quite make the cut: Greed - didnt turn out to be your normal homunculi, did he? Envy - little bastard Olivier - possibly one of the most gar females Ive seen, she could give most men a run for their money.
|2010-08-10, 22:21
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Edward Elric - Just #1 for some reason
Olivier Mira Armstrong - I gotta admit... Oh snap when I first saw her on the opening, and then "OH SNAP!!" when I saw her scary personality in the anime, defiantly one of the strongest leaders in the entire Military.
Roy Mustang - Who doesn't like Roy with his seemingly pwnage attitude and mad-skills?
Van Hohenheim - At first I din't know what to think of him, always thought he was some sort of coward. But when the story starting involving him more often, he became #4 of my top favorite characters with all the time he spent living and being lonely, and then getting revenge of the Homunculus in the Flask in the end was great especially with that counter he pulled off
King Bradley - Oh bloody snap... For an old man his swordsmanship is god-like, and he hacks way to much cutting up a tank with mere swords... Or are those swords very special with fortified alchemy or something?
Pride - Lordy, Pride took the spot of #1 most scariest/evil children in my list, eating up Gluttony like he was nothing when he was getting killed to much and weakening.
Kimblee - Even though he likes to blow things up and put up a Michael Jackson look (I may presume) he is defiantly a character worthy being loved.
|2010-08-12, 19:49
|Link #8
too much awesome! D:
Thanks for opening the thread after all, White Manju Bun!
I'm in a dilemma ... giving them all a vote like they deserve would be stupid. But! D: But! T_T ....
Ah well I guess I'll narrow it down to my absolute favos - too many favorites there actually. Seriously ... they all are way too entertaining and interesting, with a lot of depth and complexity. And a lot of 'aww', too (even the villians jeez!).
Really, there isn't really a character (specially when s/he has a major role) I don't love. I guess that's why I love this series overall so much - because of how its characters and the way they portrayed. Really rare for me.
|2010-08-14, 12:14
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Location: Kobe, Japan
Well, I have to vote for Al, who really is the unsung hero of this series. I have a soft spot for the guys who suffer in relative silence and remain their good-nature while flashier ones grab the headlines and shout a lot. Hoenheim is a slam-dunk - what a tremendous character he turned out to be, probably the most complex in the story. And finally, Greed - just because he was the most layered and honest of the homonculi.
|2010-08-23, 01:25
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Kimblee: When I think "memorable FMA character", the name "Kimblee" comes to mind. I'm definitely biased by the manga though. He is, by traditional measures, amoral, but he has a code and sense of aesthetics that caused him to help and hinder both the protagonists and the antagonists. Also, I like his style and his amiable personality.
Bradley: Another character that catches my interest. He steadfastly worked for the homunculi, but he also seemed to gain a strange satisfaction when the humans rebelled and fought against them. That dissonance fascinated me, and I still wonder about his personality. Also: he has some awesome fights.
Hohenheim: I liked the FMA:B ending montage he was given. It somehow felt like the entire conflict of FMA was just the final part of Hohenheim's story. Like Hohenheim was in fact the main character of a larger story in the background, and FMA was the conclusion. This feeling, like he was the "hero" of a grander tale, drew my respect.
|2010-09-01, 18:30
|Link #12
"Hey, Isaac?"
The Armstrong siblings, because... well, it's rare to encounter characters who are simultaneously both so awesome they blow my mind and so funny I smile every time they come on screen just in anticipation of what will happen next.
Edward because it's Edward. One of my favorite protagonists in any series, ever, for reasons other people have put much better than I could.
And King Bradley, because the villains deserved one too, and he was just so painfully cool from beginning to end.
|2010-09-22, 17:45
|Link #16
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
I had to cut my list a bit but here we go:
Edward - probably the only main character who didnt piss me off even once.
Roy - had his good moments and I still love how he got rampage on Envy.
Riza - used to be my favorite character in the series. Love her attitude.
Olivier - the current fave female in the series, she cracks me up. Especially her encounters with Alex.
Izumi - basicly the same Olivier but much stronger and meybe more easy going and fumnny
Ling - favorite male in the series. At first didn't like him much but later he won me over.
Wrath - probably the coolest and most dangerouse character out there! Glad to see that he is receiving a deserved love on this forum.
Pride - I like creepy characters.
Envy - can't really explain why... 1st series might be the reason.
Kimblee - didn't like him in first serise, but here he was potraid much better. Not a simple psycho bomber.
Lust - really sad that she got killed off so fast in this season
|2011-05-17, 04:16
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Location: Europe - Romania - Dolj - Craiova
1. Van Hohenheim - the only character in the whole series whose development I enjoyed more than in the original FMA. And he is awesome.
2. Edward Elric - Obligatory vote since out of all the anime I've seen he's my favorite male character, and the reason I endured Brotherhood till the end.
3. Roy Mustang - because he's still awesome, even with a sissy voice. (Damn that new voice actor!)
4. Izumi Curtis - Why couldn't I have an awesome teacher like her?!
5. Alphonse Elric - can you say adorable and cute? That's the reason I voted for him.
6. King Bradley - the most awesome Homunculus ever!
7. Olivier Mira Armstrong - I'm a feminist, so I like strong and assertive women like her.
8. Riza Hawkeye - she almost didn't make the list thanks to her sob story, but I still have a ton's worth of respect for this woman, so I couldn't not vote for her.
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Athletics beat reporter Jane Lee responds to fans' questions
Who will be missed more over these next couple of weeks, Brett Anderson or Coco Crisp? And did both really need to go on the disabled list? It seems like they're always hurt, and there comes a point where you just need to play through these things for your team.
-- Jordan B., Pleasant Hill, Calif.
While Anderson will surely be missed every fifth day for at least three turns through the rotation, it's Crisp who will prove more difficult to replace, just given the multifaceted dynamic he offers the club on an everyday basis, be it at the plate, on the bases or in the center of the outfield. The club doesn't have another seasoned leadoff hitter like Crisp, whose igniting ways have greatly contributed to each of Oakland's wins this year, so the A's will have to rely on John Jaso and Jed Lowrie in the meantime. Chris Young, of course, can handle center-field duties just fine, though he'll have to get healthy first to do so.
I nearly omitted the second part of your inquiry, because it seems unfair to put into question an injury and whether a player is exaggerating the severity of it, but I left it in simply because it's worth mentioning that "playing through these things for your team" often hurts a team rather than helps it. Both Anderson and Crisp clearly need the proper time to fully heal, and in order for the A's to cash in on insurance players, they had no choice but to DL them. Letting them play hurt may very well have resulted in them being out even longer than a 15-day span.
This shouldn't raise any questions about their commitment or competitiveness. Crisp showed up to the park on Wednesday with discoloration in his leg, barely able to walk. And Anderson? Yes, he's already been hurt often in his young career, and though his quiet demeanor will fool you, he's one of the most competitive people you'll ever meet. Baseball is all he's ever known, and he truly lives for this.
Is Josh Reddick near the point of being sent down to Triple-A since he is hitting .148? With Crisp and Young both out for at least a short period, I suppose Reddick may be safe for a few more games.
-- Dan D., Richmond Hill, Ga.
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As Reddick did at various points last year, particularly in the final few months, he has looked lost at the plate at times, though his plate discipline has seemingly heightened. He's making fairly consistent contact, but more times than not it's been weak and into the ground. There's a thought that Reddick is trying to do too much, match what he did last year, and it's well known that the mental part of the game can beat up a lot of players, much more than the mechanical part. And that seems to be more of the issue with Reddick right now.
Why has Jemile Weeks all of a sudden become a lost man? I believe he is a better hitter and fielder than Eric Sogard. Why is he stashed in the Minors?
-- Mike P., Danville, Ky.
This is a question I receive a lot, in some form or another, and one I can't answer with conviction, because there is definitely a sense of mystery surrounding Weeks' decline in the organization. I fully understand why he was demoted last year, given his woes on both sides of the ball, but why he hasn't been given a second chance since, not so much. I personally think Weeks deserves one, because we've seen the talent and know it's there at the Major League level. Obviously pitchers adjusted to Weeks with time in his sophomore season, and his defense remains slightly suspect, but he's seemingly put in the necessary work -- he had a productive spring, minus time missed with injury, and he's hitting .305 through 25 games at Triple-A -- that would warrant a callup.
This is a player the organization deemed its future, and now suddenly Weeks' future may be with another organization. If they're going to give Weeks another shot, it should be soon, in part to not further shake his confidence. Sogard and Adam Rosales are nice players to have, but more so in utility roles.
Is Scott Sizemore's big league career done, or do you think he gets another chance?
-- Alex W., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I have no doubt Sizemore will get another chance, but it may not be with the A's, depending on how things shake out with other pieces by season's end. Can Josh Donaldson really stick at third base? What's the long-term solution at second? These questions, and more, will have to be answered first, before it's determined whether Sizemore fits into their puzzle moving forward. Either way, no matter where Sizemore ends up, I think he'll be a productive player. He really is one of the hardest workers in the clubhouse -- he was back in there less than a week after his knee surgery to begin rehab -- and deserves another everyday shot when healthy.
Do you think the A's will trade Michael Taylor since they obviously have no desire to give him a shot at a Major League job?
-- George R., Los Banos, Calif.
I can't say for certain that's the case, since they like the depth he gives them, but I do think a trade would be in Taylor's best interest. He's in his fourth season at Triple-A (seventh overall in the Minors) and will be 28 at year's end, so he's not exactly young in baseball years by any means. There doesn't seem to be a permanent place for Taylor in Oakland, in part because he hasn't done much with the few opportunities he's been given, so perhaps a change of scenery could help his progression.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB.

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Kovacevic: Why pile it all on Leftwich?
If Byron Leftwich were a boxer, he'd have climbed through the ropes Sunday night with a scouting report that he was rusty as a wet razor, that he couldn't connect with the right hook to save his life and that he had anvils for feet.
Then, in one magical sequence, he'd score a first-round knockdown by floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
Hey, the Steelers were dressed for the latter, right?
And then …
Well, the trouble with this bout at Heinz Field – which went to the Ravens, 13-10, by unanimous decision – is that there were still a lot of rounds to go, a lot of punches to be thrown.
And man, did Leftwich bear the brunt. He emerged little better than Ben Roethlisberger, the man he replaced, with not one but two injuries. The shoulder was sore, the result of a tweak during the otherwise uplifting 31-yard touchdown scramble on the opening drive. And it only multiplied when a rib on his right side was bruised in the fourth quarter.
Yeah, a rib.
When your team's most encouraging news following a critical loss to a detested archrival is that at least this quarterback's rib wasn't threatening his aorta, that's pretty much TKO territory.
"Tough football game," Mike Tomlin called it.
Tough outlook now, too: The Steelers at 6-4 have a daunting if not unrealistic challenge in catching the Ravens at 8-2 for first in the AFC North. And if they're to overcome that math, they'll do so with either a damaged backup QB or a third-stringer who has barely taken any first-team snaps in a new playbook.
Hello, Charlie Batch?
Wouldn't bet on it. Not if you heard Tomlin's assessment of Leftwich: "I thought it was gritty."
Said it twice, too.
Ask me, and I stick with Leftwich heading into Cleveland next weekend, if he can heal in time to take a reasonable amount of practice snaps.
But that's if.
This wasn't pretty for Leftwich in performance, either. He finished 18 of 39 for 201 yards and a pick. He struggled on third down, an area in which Roethlisberger is the NFL's best, converting just 5 of 17. He misfired high, low, left, right. He was sacked three times. He was getting his guys killed on screens.
But it's fair to give the benefit of the doubt, too. A few of his trademark bullet passes did hit the mark – 13 attempts of 10-plus yards -- for a dimension that would be lost with Batch behind center. Leftwich also was making his first start in forever and, in the context of his injuries, was outright admirable.
"He played like a tiger," left tackle Max Starks said.
If you're looking for someone to blame, start with Tomlin and the coaching staff for sticking by Leftwich if they – and roughly 63,466 others – could see he was in enough pain to affect his play.
Tomlin unflinchingly stated afterward that he wasn't considering going to Batch even after Leftwich was sent off in the fourth quarter to have the rib injury evaluated.
"He sustained some hits, but that's football, particularly when you're talking about this matchup," the coach said. "He did a nice job of communicating where he was."
Some of Leftwich's teammates recalled that he kept telling everyone he was fine, and Leftwich himself repeated "I'm OK" four times to reporters.
But come on. Everyone saw those dying quails near the end.
If you're looking deeper than that, try right tackle Mike Adams for being eaten alive on the pass rush by the Ravens' Paul Kruger.
Try the receivers for failing to get open yet again, this despite a decimated Baltimore secondary. Be sure Mike Wallace's agent won't bring up these two games in contract talks next summer.
Try Todd Haley for essentially abandoning the run after months of building it up, and this when the Steelers needed it most. Even once it finally got going in the fourth quarter, he'd mysteriously switch to shotgun in the red zone.
What was that?
It was a better idea to have the crushed-to-a-pulp QB pull the offense through?
Maybe the lone non-defensive positive out of this for the Steelers is that all of the above issues are correctable. Antonio Brown, the painfully obvious true No. 1 among the receivers, will be back. Marcus Gilbert will be back, too, so Adams can sit. And Haley might learn to not only use his running game but also to try to go outside the tackles occasionally, to go with Jonathan Dwyer more often and to reintroduce Heath Miller to the football.
We'll know soon enough if the Steelers will be counted out or saved by the bell, now that the quarterback position is being plucked apart rib by rib.
Dejan Kovacevic is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached


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Planning on doing some Patrick Mullen research today. I believe I may have found his death date on the familysearch index for 1929? Both Patrick and Mary Mullen were alive in 1911, see census below. Hoping that the 1926 Census for Ireland is released soon :)!
I am using this blog to record my genealogy research progress. My research at this point is concentrated in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania records. Since many of my ancestors ended up in the Midwest and West my research sometimes takes me in that direction. I also research Irish records.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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- March 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Annette said...
Michelle,Thanks very much! I really appreciate that! Very kind of you!
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This is an awesome funny puzzle game.
Hours and hours of fun, it's impossible to complete this game in one week, tons of level to play, try the differents beaches from all a around the world!
Help the lady get out of the beach, she needs to go the restaurant fast! There is to much people in her way, try pushing people aside to clear the way for the lady. Once the way is clear she'll be able to go to the restaurant !
Costarica : You wont have to go as far as the Caribbean Sea, but you sure have a lot of people between you and the restaurant.
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Tanzanie : Drink a lot of water in order to avoid dehydration, there's too much people on the beach.
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2006 Nissan Xterra Suspension Upgrade - Project X-Blade Gets A Couple Of Inches TallerPosted in How To on December 26, 2006
Over the past few months we have put more than 10,000 miles on our Project X-Blade Nissan Xterra, and we can still say that it's been a satisfying driving experience. In order to have logged all of those miles, the vehicle has made treks to various destinations all over California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. So far, we haven't experienced any problems whatsoever with the vehicle. We have noticed on a couple of off-road trips that the rear end of our Xterra was a bit soft, which caused it to bottom out much too easily in the dirt. We also prefer turning off VDC controls to give us more control over the handling and performance. The downhill assist has come in handy on several occasions and, along with the four-wheel-drive system, has performed flawlessly.
Now that we've put some miles on the vehicle and taken the right amount of time to discover its true capabilities on- and off-road in stock form, it's time to add new suspension and tires to the Xterra. For our first suspension system, we wanted something that would, for the most part, keep the vehicle running with the stock IFS suspension package. Rest assured wheeling fans, we would love to have started off this project by chopping off everything below the frame, swapping in new axles, and building one of the craziest Xterras around, but we think we'll hold off on those plans until a later date.
Rancho Suspension gave us a call once it heard about our project vehicle and immediately wanted to be a part of this opportunity since it is in the process of developing a new Quick-Lift suspension system for a number of vehicles, including the Xterra. Please keep in mind that this suspension system was still in its prototype stage during our install, so the part numbers may change as the product becomes available for retail sales. By the time you read this, however, the system should already be available through Rancho.
Instead of taking you through a complete bolt-by-bolt installation, we felt it would be more beneficial to talk about the changes in handling, off-road prowess, street performance, and fuel mileage that we have noticed since adding the new suspension and tires. Below is a brief explanation of our installation process; please consult the instructions for use provided with your Rancho suspension system before undertaking installation.
The front suspension includes a new Quick-Lift shock that utilizes the factory coil spring. You will notice in the above photo the new location of the coil spring plate. What this does is allow the coil to compress more, which results in lifting the front of the vehicle 2 inches. Installation on the front end is very simple and can be done in your garage with the help of a friend.
We jacked up the front of the vehicle and placed it safely on jackstands, removed the front tires, and removed the factory coil assembly from the vehicle. Using a spring compressor, we reinstalled the factory coil spring to the new RS99790 Quick-Lift shocks, installed the dust cover and coil hat, and mounted the new coil assembly back on the vehicle.
Installing the rear suspension takes a little more mechanical know-how and also would be much easier with the help of a friend. For our install, we jacked up the back of the vehicle and placed it safely on jackstands, removed the OE shocks and U-bolts, and loosened the sway-bar end links. Next, we removed the leaf-spring pack from the right side of the vehicle. It is very important to only remove one leaf-spring pack at a time. This makes the job of keeping the rearend aligned much easier - trust us.
We separated the leaf-spring pack by removing the center bolt. It is a good idea to use a clamp to hold the leaves together while removing the center bolt. Then, we inserted the new RS334 add-a-leaf into position 3 from the top down with the long end of the new leaf pointed toward the rear shackle. We compressed the leaf-spring pack so that the provided center bolt would align through the pack and tightened it down. Once the center bolt is tight, you have to cut off the extra length, leaving 0.250 inch showing underneath.
With the leaf-spring pack now assembled, we aligned all of the new leaves with a hammer, installed the pack back on the vehicle, and secured it with anchor/shackle hardware and the included U-bolts and nuts.
Next, we inserted the RSP01036 sleeve into the lower loop of the RS99001 rear Rancho shock and installed the new shocks. Once all of the new parts were installed, we reinstalled the tires and placed the vehicle back on the ground and tightened up all mounting points. The provided U-bolts need to be tightened down to 72-80 lb-ft of torque.
We repeated this entire process on the opposite side, and when both sides were completed we noticed the rear end exhibited a 1.5-inch ride-height change. Combined with the front, our vehicle now sits perfectly level. It is a good idea to drive the vehicle around slowly so the new suspension can settle properly, then recheck all of the mounting points and alignment.
Now that our new suspension was installed, it was time to choose a tire that would showcase its all-around abilities. The BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/AKO tire has proven time and again to be a favorite among off-road enthusiasts. The traction, sidewall protection, and low noise level make it a great choice for just about any application. The Nissan Xterra with its Off-Road package already comes with a BFGoodrich Rugged Trail T/A 265/75R16 tire, and this has proven to be great for us both on and off the road, but our new lift provided us enough room to safely stuff a 285/75R16 BFGoodrich T/AKO tire underneath that would not just make the truck perform better in the dirt but also finally give it an aggressive wheeling look.
We discovered while mounting our new tires that there was a bubble of factory plastic on the inner fenderwell which needed to be heated up and molded flat. You will notice this piece when you add larger tires to your Xterra - it's hard to miss. A few minutes with the heat gun and a rubber mallet, and our new shoes fit with ease.
The first thing we noticed driving the vehicle home after the installation was how much the new ride felt like the old. We hoped our new suspension would ride with the comfort of the stock suspension, and for the most part it does. Because the front coil is compressed more than in its stock form, the front end does have a bit of a bouncy feel to it over highway bumps at high speeds. Our new Rancho shocks have full tuning adjustability. Right now, the entire vehicle is set at Level 5, which is right in the middle between firm and soft.
The handling on-road has really improved due to the new tires. Traction around corners - even in rain - was never compromised. Unfortunately, we do have to report back that we have suffered a small power loss due to the new setup. This is a common occurrence for just about any vehicle that goes through a suspension lift and the addition of larger tires. Currently, there are no gearsets available for this vehicle, but we hope that as they become available we can restore our Xterra's lost power to factory specs.
The combination of the suspension lift and the new BFG T/AKO tires has given us much needed clearance on the trail. Although we haven't achieved so much lift that we can say we're boulder-hopping in our free time, we can say that through the more mild terrain we've thrown at the Nissan performance all-around is improved. During our low-pressure tire test, traction over the rocks was better than with the factory tires, as was climbing ability over a local sand dune.
The most significant improvement we've noticed so far is that the nasty bottoming out in the rear is gone. We spent a day in the dirt at speeds from 5 to 30 mph and never felt the rear end fail. The new tires can stuff completely into the wheelwell without rubbing thanks to the new Quick-Lift system. Please keep in mind this does not mean you can go as fast as you want over anything you want and your Xterra will float over bumps like a Trophy Truck, but if you're an Xterra owner and you like the dirt, you have to agree that the new setup is worth every penny.
Because it is common to notice a mileage loss from a swap like this, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that we only suffered a slight fuel economy loss with the addition of the suspension system and the larger tires. In order to keep our OE computer thinking properly, we disconnected the battery for a few minutes to allow the system to reset itself before testing. If we notice a change in our fuel economy over time, we'll let you know.
So what's next for Project X-Blade? We are working closely with a number of aftermarket companies to help launch some new and exciting products for the Nissan Xterra. Next up for us will be the installation and testing of a set of ShrockWorks rock sliders. If you have any questions or feedback regarding this project, or represent an aftermarket company looking to work with us, please e-mail us at email@example.com.
Parts List For The Rancho Kit Front(2) RS99790 Quick-Lift shocksRear(2) RS334 add-a-leaves(2) RS860410 center-bolt subassembly(4) RS7414 U-bolts(1) RS8011 U-bolt hardware(2) RS99001 rear shocks(2) RSP01036 sleeves


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Saturday, April 07, 2012
Just Take 2 - Feathered Star
I'm just about on schedule and have just downloaded the next steps for April. There is a rather complicated appliqued block, but I will give it a go. Along with the instructions we are getting some of the assembly instructions too so I will finally be able to see how these blocks all look together.
Until next time....
10 comments:
- Terry said...
Your feathered star block looks amazing! I'm not brave enough to try one of those. LOL
- 7 April 2012 at 17:34:00 BST
- Timi said...
WOW!!! Your quilt looks fantastic!!!
Happy Easter :o)!
- 7 April 2012 at 17:41:00 BST
- Lesley said...
Jane, your feathered star is wonderful. I did a wall hanging years ago, and I remember it was very difficult for me. You have mastered it! Love the blues!
- 7 April 2012 at 18:53:00 BST
- Katie said...
That's a wonderful block! So many tiny pieces. Great job. :-)
- 8 April 2012 at 02:43:00 BST
- The Nifty Stitcher said...
I love your feathered star block - it's great. I've always wanted to make one but I'm a bit scared of all those angles and points!!!
- 8 April 2012 at 07:50:00 BST
- Liz said...
Love it!
- 8 April 2012 at 08:56:00 BST
- Lynda said...
Feathered stars are so daunting, but well worth the effort. Yours looks wonderful in blue and white!
- 8 April 2012 at 10:39:00 BST
- Katie said...
Your feathered star is perfect in blue and white! To me it's very snowflakey, and hello perfection! Awesome job on it coming out the perfect size
Happy Easter!
- 8 April 2012 at 12:55:00 BST
- Needled Mom said...
It's beautiful! Great job on the points too. I've been working on that new applique . LOTS of work on this one.
- 8 April 2012 at 14:51:00 BST
- Janet said...
Just beautiful!!
- 8 April 2012 at 22:49:00 BST


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The Millikin football team went to 2-0 on the season with a 49-20 win over Hope College on Sept. 8 at Frank M. Lindsay Field.
Millikin jumped on Hope early building a 21-0 lead by early in the second quarter.
Millikin's first score came after Hope had a high snap on their first punt attempt of the day resulting in punter Dean DeVries getting tackled at his own five yard line. On the Big Blue's first play Millikin went to its trick play bag with running back Tyler Roush hitting quarterback Matt Holmes on a five yard touchdown pass.
Millikin scored on its next possession on a one yard run by Sean Dunning to make it 14-0.
Millikin's Marquette Moore then intercepted Hope quarterback Michael Atwell on their next possession setting up the Big Blue for a seven play scoring driving covering 60 yards that ended on a Holmes two yard run.
Hope answered with a five yard run by Shawn Jackson to make it 21-6.
Dunning then scored the first play of the Millikin possession finding the end zone on a 75 yard run.
A Christian Silva interception set up another Millikin score with Holmes going in on a one yard run to make it 35-6 at the half.
Millikin converted on its first possession of the third quarter when Dunning scored on an 18 yard run. It was 42-6 Millikin after three quarters.
Backup quarterback Nick Pippin hit on his first career touchdown pass to Avery Aina from nine yards out to make it 49-6 early in the fourth quarter.
Hope rallied for two fourth quarter scores. Atwell connected with Timothy Atieri from nine yards out and Reggie Duncan scored on a two yard run.
Dunning rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on the day to lead the Millikin attack. Holmes was 10-14 passing for 168 yards and rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Jake Palmer was Millikin's top receiver with three catches for 61 yards. Sophomore Justin Brooks rushed for 78 yards.
In addition to his interception, Moore lead the Big Blue defense with 14 tackles. Darrell Mitchell and Jacob Alvis each had eight. Andy Roth and Laterell Moore also had interceptions for the Big Blue.
Atwell led hope with 24-39 passing with three interceptions for and 212 yards. Jackson had 84 yards rushing.
Tim Klaus was Hope's top tackler with nine followed by Cody Lindemulder with eight.
Millikin is off next week and will host Aurora University on Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.


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Ask around Big Bend Country, and you'll find different people visit for different reasons. Some are hiking and biking enthusiasts, looking to conquer the mighty canyons. Others want to swap their rental cars for real horsepower and ride along the canyon like the famous cowboys of the silver screen. Then there are handfuls of tourists hoping to witness the mysterious and, as some would swear by, extraterrestrial Marfa lights. That's the beauty of Big Bend – it's the perfect blend of amazing landscapes, Old West nostalgia and more than a few Texas originals you'll simply have to see to believe.Read more
"Getting away from it all" isn't much of a challenge in Big Bend Country. Ruggedly beautiful mountains, valleys and plains stretch as far as the eye can see. If roadrunners dashing across your path send you to a whole other place and time, this would be its capital. And the variety of exciting outdoor activities, as well as indoor opportunities, are pretty stellar here, too.National Parks
While you're here, be sure to hit Big Bend National Park. Seeing as it's roughly the size of Rhode Island, it's virtually impossible not to. Make your way to the highest point for a jaw-dropping panoramic view. Other views not to be missed: the gorgeous dunes of the Monahans Sandhills State Park (especially interesting on a camel-back tour) and the dramatic terrain while canoeing the sparkling rapids of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. When you're ready to kick back and relax, Balmorhea State Park invites you to go for a dip in one of the largest man-made swimming holes.The Old (& New) West
The Old West never dies, thanks to places like Fort Bliss, Fort Davis and Fort Stockton that boasted their share of gunfights and cavalries. Explore the grounds and surrounding monuments, then follow up with a visit to one of several museums further preserving life on the frontier. For a modern view of West Texas life, head to cities like El Paso and Midland-Odessa. Need to spark a conversation? Just ask about the local high school football team or the price of oil. That should do it.Remarkable Experiences
Without question, the Marfa lights top the bizarre to-do list. But there are other remarkable attractions throughout Big Bend you shouldn't miss. For example, catch a Shakespeare production at a theatre modeled after the original Globe Theatre – where you might least expect it. Or celebrate the heavenly union of meat and spices in the granddaddy of chili cook-offs, the Terlingua International Chili Championship. Sorry, no beans in this spectacle.


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Between them, my two daughters have logged a total of 11 years in elementary school—and I've spent what feels like 100 years helping them with their homework. Sure, it starts off easy: trace a few letters, call Grandpa to find out about the old days. But before you know it, you've got a sixth-grader asking you to help her make a…vector graph? What the huh?
Your assignment through it all: To be the most supportive, resourceful parent you possibly can. That doesn't mean simply taking over and doing your child's homework for her—tempting as it may be at times—or leaving her to sink or swim (remember: she'll choose your nursing home someday). It means giving her all the tools she needs and knowing how best to help her over the inevitable humps, even if you don't have every solution right at your fingertips. Luckily, we've done our homework, too, and come up with the ultimate grade-by-grade survival guide! Read on for brilliant tips, tricks, and insider info from some of the country's most sought-after tutors, plus insights from the real-life teachers who hand out the assignments.
Kindergarten: H Is for Homework!
Don't be surprised if what happens in kindergarten doesn't stay in kindergarten. "We have a lot of activities going home. We're trying to show the children that what they're doing in class applies to life," explains Erin Reid, a kindergarten teacher at Horizon Community Learning Center, in Phoenix. Your child will need your help to finish his work, which will typically consist of a worksheet that's more like a game, and reading aloud. Set up a homework station with paper, scissors, glue, colored pencils, and washable markers. Using them will help improve his hand-eye coordination, and you'll keep the mess contained to a single area.
Your Roles
Barbara Walters Wannabe
You'll probably have to do all the reading—but pose questions to get your kid to read between the lines. "'What do you think will happen?' or 'Does Joey seem happy or scared?'" Reid recommends. Have him look closely at the illustrations and preceding sentences for clues.
Field-Trip Facilitator
Find tie-ins to what the class is studying. During a unit on birds, for example, take a walk to your nearest park, and try to spot cool ones.
Play Maker
At playtime, choose activities that informally reinforce things your child is doing in the classroom. Play a board game like Scrabble Jr. or Chutes and Ladders. "They teach kids how to take turns and can help them learn simple reading and math," Reid explains. If you're making a grocery list, ask your child to "write" one, too. "It doesn't matter if he can spell words or not—just have him pretend," Reid says. "It's more about getting practice holding a pencil."
- A typical night's homework: 0-15 minutes
- Big-picture goal: Establishing good study habits
First Grade: Spelling It Out
This is when many teachers start assigning subject-specific homework (though it's often only one subject per night). Others, like Liz Rampy of Forest Acres Elementary School, in Easley, SC, hand out the entire week's worth of work on Monday, leaving the pacing up to you. An average night's effort might be to read together for 15 minutes, then finish a math or spelling sheet. For the former, your child might have to circle a certain number of objects in a group for counting practice, or solve simple word problems, or, later in the year, try double-digit subtraction. As for spelling, you'll typically tackle ten short words each week. To your kid, this may seem like a ton of work: "She's making the jump from the play-based curriculum of kindergarten," Rampy notes.
Your Roles
Offer praise when she finishes her work.
Super Scheduler
Figure out when your kid is most focused (right off the bus, or after a snack or playtime?) and have her tackle her toughest subject first.
Use real objects to help her work through math problems: Set up five mini—chocolate bars and eat three—hey, we all have to sacrifice for our children's education! Spelling practice doesn't have to be a dull drill, either. "Let your child write out the words with shaving cream on the shower wall," says Rampy.
- A typical night's homework: 0-30 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Reinforcing good work habits and teaching time management and organization
Second Grade: Step It Up
Get set for multi-night projects that require some research. "Spelling lists may include multi-syllable words and involve pluralization or contraction. Math problems will use double-digit numbers, and addition or subtraction problems may require 'carrying over,'" says Chris Tobias, who leads school-skills seminars for students, parents, teachers, and educators and is the author of 101 Secrets to Passing Any Test.
Your Roles
"Bring home some work of your own, or sit and take care of a house project while your child works nearby," Tobias says.
A Helping Hand (but not a hand-holder)
Let your child do her homework by herself, but check it once she's done. "If you find an error, go back through the problem together," Tobias says.
Cyber Sleuth
Show her how to use reliable websites to ferret out facts for projects. If you don't know yourself, ask your child's teacher or librarian for pointers.
- A typical night's homework: 15-30 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Encouraging independent reading; conveying the basics of research
Third Grade: What a Load!
Ready? Here it comes: an amount of homework that really deserves to be called a "workload." Math's going to involve multiplication and division. Spelling words will be multisyllabic ("refrigerator") or involve variations on a root word ("refrigerate," "refrigerated"). Books are bigger now, and your kid will have to answer questions about characters and plots.
Your Roles
Attention Grabber
Give your child strategies to sharpen his focus, says Tobias. When he's reading, to keep him from skimming, "have him place an index card just below the line he's reading, pushing it down as he goes. That way, he'll focus on one line at a time." He'll read faster, too, since his gaze won't wander.
Drill Master
This is when many kids are expected to memorize times tables. One great way to drill your kid, says Tobias, is by building a "memory pyramid": "Have him recite 'two times two is four,' for example, out loud. Then have him close his eyes and repeat it. Then ask him to open his eyes and say 'two times two is four, and three times two is six' out loud.' Keep going, adding to the list.'" The reasoning? "It burns into your memory through repetition. Closing your eyes reinforces the information further."
Refreshment Provider
Review lessons regularly—ideally, twice a week. "If you don't reinforce them within 48 hours, your brain dumps the information," says Tobias. "Say to your child, 'Hey, remember those spelling words we learned on Monday? Let's go over them again now that it's Wednesday, since you have that test coming up at the end of the week.'"
- A typical night's homework: 30-45 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Teaching kids to infer things from what they read; emphasizing accuracy and attention to detail
Fourth Grade: Think Big
If "A" was for Apple in first grade, "A" is for Algebra—or at least the start of it—now. "There's less emphasis on rote memorization and more on understanding the underlying concepts of mathematics, like what a fraction is and how one fraction can equal another, such as one-half and four-eighths," says Joan Rooney, a former teacher and vice president of Tutor.com. So you'll be seeing math questions coming home like "12 ? x = 3," along with ones involving decimals and fractions, too. Formal spelling lists may be phased out at this point, but kids will still learn lots of new words in the course of studying subjects like social studies, history, science, and foreign languages. Reading expands to include textbook pages, and your child may be asked to write book reports. Expect homework to broaden in scope to include a mix of two to three subjects per night—or even more.
Your Roles
Long-Distance Operator
Back off, and give your kid some space as he tackles his assignments—as much as you both can stand. He needs to begin doing most of his work independently. Will he be thrilled that you're no longer leaping to his assistance at every minor glitch? No. Should you budge? Depends: "Do you want to be doing his homework for him when he's in grad school?" asks Tobias. Didn't think so!
Lord of the Files
Provide some behind-the-scenes support, starting with getting him organized. "He may be overwhelmed by the amount of paper he's getting, from social-studies handouts to Spanish word-finds. Put a system in place to make sense of it all," advises Rooney. Hang a dry-erase calendar on a wall (or the fridge), and plot out each assignment's due date, then talk about setting blocks of time within his baked-in homework hour to tackle multi-night (or multi-week) projects. Now's a good time to invest in subject binders, too. They'll help keep the semester's worth of science handouts from scattering all around your house.
When your child gets frustrated about how best to approach an essay or work through a problem, Tobias suggests asking him, "What would your teacher say if you told her about this problem? How do you think she'd tell you to do it?" It may jog his memory, and it will get him into the routine of trying to deliver the kinds of answers she wants. If he's truly stumped, there's no harm in your stepping in to see if you can help him over a hump. He can also call or e-mail a friend to try to get a few pointers. And it's not the end of the world to return to school without an answer.
- A typical night's homework: About 40 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Developing time-management skills and an ability to switch gears; encouraging problem-solving
Fifth Grade: Testing…Testing
This is the year when standardized testing kicks in big-time, and so do the demands on kids. "We're trying to be competitive with countries like China. Fifth-graders are learning things most of us didn't learn till a year or two later," says Candace Hall, a sixth-grade teacher and intervention specialist for fifth-through eighth-graders at Fleetwood Area School District, in Fleetwood, PA. Math-wise, steel yourself for geometry and complex fractions; your child will also have to show his work, not just hand in the answer. Reading alone will take 15 to 20 minutes per evening, and your child will often have to keep a log you'll need to sign, provide written answers to general questions, and make book reports. Social-studies and science projects will pop up regularly, too—some to be done with a team of kids, others over a length of time that can run from a couple of weeks to a month (for example, writing a report on the geography and history of the Silk Road).
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Keep tabs on how well your child understands what he's reading—without hovering. Try casually saying "That book looks good. What's it about?"
If your kid's stuck on a problem, give hints rather than the answer. For example, say "Well, what would happen if you reduced the fraction first?" and let him take it from there. Or have him ping a friend—collaborative effort is a good thing at this age anyway.
Many fifth-graders have homework related to current and world events, "but a lot of families don't read newspapers anymore," says Rooney. Bookmark several good websites, and help your child learn to navigate them.
- A typical night's homework: About 50 minutes to 1 hour
- Big-picture goals: Building test-pre, math and reading comprehension skills; teaching teamwork
Sixth Grade: Imagine That!
Your sixth-grader will be asked to write persuasive and informative essays, do multipart math problems, analyze historical documents, and more. Phew! The good news is, she'll likely also get to exercise her creativity, says Mariola Doran, who teaches sixth- and seventh-grade history and English at Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School, in Front Royal, VA. Expect to see her writing a play, or a fictional letter to a book character.
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Project Manager
Make a binder for each long-term assignment and have your child mark days on the calendar to work on them.
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Brainstorm ways she can speak up when she doesn't understand something: Can she approach her teacher after class or e-mail her?
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Let her bounce ideas off you. "Say 'Oh, you have an essay due on Friday. Why don't you read me what you've got so far?'" advises Tobias.
- A typical night's homework: 60-90 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Increasing attention span; fostering creativity; building math confidence and competence
Seventh Grade: Raising the Bar
If sixth grade was middle-school lite, seventh is the caffeinated version. English homework will entail essays where kids are asked to compare and contrast characters. Kids who take a foreign language will have assignments like word lists and basic sentence construction. Math means more and harder algebra problems, along with graphs and probability equations. And students will often focus on a single science or history topic for weeks at a time.
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Teach great note-taking. Tobias likes the School Skills Active Memory Method: Tell your child to make a fat and a thin column on each page. In the fat one, he should write down everything he can as his teacher talks. In the narrow column, as time allows, write down a test question the teacher might ask based on that information. It'll embed the info in his memory and provide an easy way for a parent or pal to help test him later. He should also leave spaces between one topic and the next to draw helpful pictures.
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Sit down briefly each night, just to go over things. At dinner, ask "What homework did you have? What did you learn?"
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If you're able, plan some family field trips to reinforce what your child's learning in science or history. A visit to a Civil War battlefield or nature center may help facts hit home in a way no book ever could.
- A typical night's homework: 75-90 minutes
- Big-picture goals: Applying lessons to everyday experiences; improving analytical skills; establishing good notetaking habits


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PROTECT IP Would Gut Parts Of The DMCA's Safe Harbors [Updated]
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Sherwin Siy, over at Public Knowledge, points out that the part that we'd been highlighting as applying to "search engines" actually is not about just search engines, but applies extremely broadly to "interactive computer services," a phrase that the courts have treated quite broadly for years. Update: Apparently the "interactive computer service" phrase was in a draft of the bill, but then was switched out for "information location tool" in the final version. However, there are still serious concerns about the loss of DMCA safe harbor provisions...
The real issue here is that it seems to eliminate some of the important safe harbors provided by the DMCA. It kind of makes you wonder if that was the purpose of this bill all along. The entertainment industry has been whining for a while about how the DMCA's safe harbors need to go, and have test marketed that line of argument a few times, only to see major push-back. It's beginning to look like they decided to use the PROTECT IP Act to undo the DMCA's safe harbors with a bit of misdirection. First, they got people to focus on the issues from COICA (seizing sites, etc.) and then with the "summary" they turned the debate into it being about search engines, rather than all interactive service providers.
Updated: To clarify with the update above, the target isn't quite as broad due to the last minute change in the phrasing, but there's still a significant threat to the DMCA safe harbors. That's because while the new act says that it shouldn't impact the DMCA, the actual wording of the bill suggests otherwise. Specifically, the bill notes that "nothing in this Act" and "no order issued" can be used as evidence to knock out a safe harbor, but that leaves a massive loophole: allegations about the sites can still be used as evidence for "red flag" violations under the DMCA. So, for example, a rightsholder could use the PROTECT IP Act to make allegations against a site, and then claim that service providers now have red flag knowledge. It wouldn't be exempted because the Act only exempts actual court orders or the Act itself... the allegations are not exempted, and could be claimed as a sign of infringement, upon which service providers would be expected to act.
That makes this law significantly worse than COICA. It's a full on attack on the basic proper application of liability, and seeks to impose liability on third parties where it doesn't belong.


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Maybe U.S. soybean farmers won't be planting soybeans in every nook and cranny after all. According to USDA's Prospective Plantings report, U.S. farmers intend to plant 76 million acres of soybeans, compared to 79.2 million acres estimated by analysts.
They also intend to plant 84.99 million acres of corn, compared to 84.41 million estimated by analysts; and 58.63 million acres of wheat, compared to analysts' projections of 58.6 million acres.
Dan Basse, an analyst with AgResource Co., speaking at the CME Group press briefing at the Chicago Board of Trade, says projected soybean acres were almost 4 million acres under what most analysts were thinking.
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Another big surprise in the March 31 USDA report was the decrease of about 8 million acres in total U.S. crop acres. "The last two years, farmers have responded to higher prices and profitability by expanding total crop acreage by about 10.1 million acres. So we're taking some of that back. Some of the acreage includes about 2 million acres in winter wheat acreage."
Soybean seedings at 76 million acres are up 300,000 acres from last year, but down 3.7 million acres from expectations. The difference between expectation and reality "is the biggest myth I can find in soybean seedings over the last 20 years," Basse said.
The acreage number could mean that soybean ending stocks could drop from an expected 700 million bushels to 220 million bushels, according to Basse. "That really tightens up the balance sheet," and improves some of the bearishness which had been focused on new crop soybeans.
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Basse says with projected U.S. corn plantings of 85 million acres, which is close to expectations, corn prices "will probably be dragged up with soybeans. I have corn stocks for next year at about a billion bushels. So we're going to see heightened volatility in the corn market as we start to focus on weather in the weeks to come."
Basse said it's been surprising that corn prices have held at $4 and bean prices at $8 to $10, especially with the economic environment of the last six to nine months. "It may take something like monster crops to push prices lower. The big factor in all these markets is the real price of corn and soybeans. To understand that, we have to look at the world economy and world trade. We have to focus closely on those situations at the same time we're looking at domestic numbers."
Don Roose, U.S. Commodities, Inc., says final corn and soybean acreage numbers by the end of planting season might still be a tossup. "The producer is very much in flux this year as to what he's going to plant. We need to keep an eye on weather in the eastern and southern Corn Belt and the general economy."
Ending stocks
He estimates ending stocks for corn at 1.1 billion to 1.2 billion bushels, "depending on what happens with yield. I think last year, we were impressed with corn yield under adverse conditions. Some of the concern with yield on corn is going to be put on the back burner."
He pegs soybean ending stocks at around 300 million bushels, "which is an adequate supply. We expect a broad trading range for corn and soybeans, probably bigger than normal, because of all the uncertainty from a yield standpoint, and because the numbers have tightened up across the board."
USDA's March 31 grain stocks report indicated 6.96 billion bushels of corn in storage, compared to 7.01 billion bushels estimated by analysts. For soybeans, USDA reported 1.30 billion bushels in stock, compared to 1.32 billion bushels estimated by analysts. For wheat, USDA reported 1.04 billion bushels in stocks compared to 1.06 billion bushels estimated.
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The stocks report indicates improved usage which could indicate that "the worst could be behind us now in regard to how the economy has hurt our demand base," Basse said. "There could be somewhat of a battle for acres between corn and soybeans when we look down the road."
Roose said that over the next four years, "you're going to have almost 20 million acres come out of the Conservation Reserve Program. Some of those are going to be marginal acres, but I think we're going to have big acre swings back and forth between corn and soybeans, and volatility is going to be very heightened."
Soybean usage
At a press briefing at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Joe Victor, an analyst with Allendale, Inc., said soybean usage of 974 million bushels for the last quarter "is record use. The recent-three year average for soybean usage has been 891 million bushels. We're not getting a great deal of help from the crush sector, but we are getting help from the export sector."
Corn usage
Meanwhile, estimated corn usage for the last quarter of 3.126 billion bushels "is better than the three-year average of 3.037 billion bushels. So exports aren't the greatest in the world and our feed numbers are down, but we're getting help from the ethanol industry. Even the most recent ethanol report did show record production."
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26 ultra-rich people own as much as the world's 3.8 billion poorest
The Oxfam report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: "Don't be Pinkered into everything's-getting-better complacency."
- A new report by Oxfam argues that wealth inequality is causing poverty and misery around the world.
- In the last year, the world's billionaires saw their wealth increase by 12%, while the poorest 3.8 billion people on the planet lost 11% of their wealth.
- The report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: "Don't be Pinkered into everything's-getting-better complacency." We explain what Steven Pinker's got to do with it.
People who constantly complain are harmful to your health
Moans, groans, and gripes release stress hormones in the brain.
Could you give up complaining for a whole month? That's the crux of this interesting piece by Jessica Hullinger over at Fast Company. Hullinger explores the reasons why humans are so predisposed to griping and why, despite these predispositions, we should all try to complain less. As for no complaining for a month, that was the goal for people enrolled in the Complaint Restraint project.
Participants sought to go the entirety of February without so much as a moan, groan, or bellyache.
Facebook and Google got rich. Users paid the price.
- Facebook and Google began as companies with supposedly noble purposes.
- Creating a more connected world and indexing the world's information: what could be better than that?
- But pressure to return value to shareholders came at the expense of their own users.
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MEDFORD, Mass. - MIT's 15th-ranked men's swimming and diving team improved its dual meet record to 6-1 on Saturday afternoon, as the visiting Engineers edged past Tufts University, 154-144. Laurent Charpentier, Luke Cummings, Rastislav Racz and Toomas Sepp were each a part of three victories to help pace the Cardinal and Gray.
The Jumbos fell to 4-2 with their second consecutive loss.
A trio of 1-2 finishes proved vital for the Engineers in helping their slim advantage stand up at the end of contest. Sepp led MIT sweeps of the top-two spots in both the 100-yard (53.21) and 200-yard (2:00.99) butterfly events, as the rookie was followed by Charpentier in the 100 (54.57) and Deke Hu in the 200 (2:03.31) to earn Tech a majority of the events' points. The Cardinal and Gray also took first and second-place in the 100-yard freestyle, as Charpentier touched the wall at 48.62, just ahead of teammate Cummings, who clocked in at 48.74.
A pair of narrow victories that went the Engineers' way also had a great effect on the final outcome. Racz secured crucial first-place points in the 100-yard breaststroke by beating Tufts' James Longhurst by just 0.18 seconds, while Cummings was fastest in the 50-yard freestyle by an incredible 0.04 seconds over the Jumbos' Andrew Shields.
As it has all season, MIT was once again dominant in the relay events, winning both the 400-yard medley and the 200-yard freestyle. Jeff Zhou led off the medley relay to be followed by Racz, Sepp and Cummings, and the crew touched the wall first at 3:33.42, while Cummings, Zhou and Peter Wellings were then anchored by Charpentier in the freestyle relay, which the Engineers finished fastest with a time of 1:26.58.
Freshman Michael Dobson, who set the Institute record in the 1000-yard freestyle less than one week ago with a time of 9:47.07, was yet again a force in the distance freestyle events. The native of Houston, Texas won both the 500-yard (4:48.67) and 1000-yard (9:56.22) versions of the swim to continue his phenomenal rookie campaign.
MIT's other victories came through Racz, in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.16), and Charpentier, in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.04).
The Engineers will conclude their dual meet schedule on Saturday, Feb. 2, when they will host New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) power Amherst College at 1:00 p.m. Tufts will also compete on Saturday at 1:00 p.m., as it will be on the road at Wheaton College with fellow NESCAC foe Bates College.


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USU Professor Visits the King of Norway
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Sylvia Munsen had a private audience with H.M. Harald V, King of Norway, in November, after receiving the Medal of St. Olav earlier this year. She is a professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, and the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Chair of Elementary Arts Education in Utah State University's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.
The medal is one of the highest recognitions in Norway that can be given a foreigner. Munsen was awarded it for promoting Norway through her work in education and with children's choirs.
They spoke mostly about the student teaching program she launched 13 years ago, when she was at Iowa State. The program has expanded in the last two years to include students from Utah State University.
Student teachers travel to Norway for seven weeks each semester and teach in English both in their subject areas and also in English classes, sometimes leading conversations in small groups.
In Norway, English is a core subject, Munsen said. By the time students finish fifth grade, they're fairly advanced. Those who were taught by American student teachers in the program scored especially well in national tests.
In 2010, 8th grade students in Rosendal scored 8th best in the country for their skills in English – a remarkable accomplishment for a community of only 1,000 people.
"It's not only improved the English of the students, it's improved the English of the teachers," she said. "Everybody in the teachers' lounge now speaks in English."
The United States has many families descended from Norwegian emigrants, Munsen said. She comes from that tradition herself, and she learned a lot about the old country as she grew up in the Midwest.
Working in modern-day Norway—and meeting its king—has given her a feel for the contemporary country and the things American educators can learn from their colleagues in education there. (For example, Norway scores higher than the United States in math and science.)
"The king said that when he's talking to people in the (American) Midwest it's always about the old country," she said. It was nice for them both to talk about Norway as it is now.
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