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Iowa Farm Service Agency State Executive Director John R. Whitaker announced that the emergency haying and grazing for all Iowa counties for certain practices enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. This authorization becomes effective on Aug. 2. Haying activities must be completed by Aug. 31. All livestock and hay must be removed by Sept. 30.
"This authorization will benefit those livestock producers who are struggling to find forage," said Whitaker. "Eligible producers must first contact their local FSA office to file a request. It is also important for producers to obtain a modified conservation plan from the Natural Resources Conservation Service that includes haying/grazing requirement."
Contact your local FSA office to determine if your seeding is eligible for this authorization. Ineligible practices include those in a useful life easement, land within 120 feet of a stream or other permanent water body and practices such as waterways, filter strips, etc. Additional information on eligible practices is available in local FSA offices.
Upon approval of emergency haying, producers must leave at least 50 percent of each field or contiguous CRP field unhayed. The same CRP acreage cannot be both hayed and grazed. For example, if 50 percent of a field or contiguous field is hayed, the remaining unhayed 50 percent cannot be grazed; it must remain unhayed and ungrazed.
A 10 percent reduction in the 2012 annual rental payment for CRP acres used for haying or grazing will apply on the acres that have been hayed or grazed. Eligible producers can use the CRP acreage for their own livestock or may grant another livestock producer use of the CRP acreage for the purpose of haying or grazing. Hay that is baled may be given away or sold.
For more information on FSA's Emergency Conservation Program or other drought assistance, contact your local FSA office or visit FSA on-line at www.fsa.usda.gov.
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Iowa Farm Service Agency State Executive Director John R. Whitaker announced that the emergency haying and grazing for all Iowa counties for certain practices enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. This authorization becomes effective on Aug. 2. Haying activities must be completed by Aug. 31. All livestock and hay must be removed by Sept. 30.
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Palestinians kick-off UN bid as US vows to use veto
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PA asks Ban Ki-moon to back statehood bid in letter; J'lem official calls move "adventure that has the potential to de-stabilize the situation."
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Palestinian Authority officials denied that the letter was an official request to the UN to recognize a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines. They said that the factions decided to deliver the letter as part of a popular campaign in support of the statehood bid.
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The factions chose to launch their campaign in front of the UN offices in Ramallah.
Latifa Abu Hmeid, the mother of seven Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, was chosen to deliver the letter to the UN secretary- general. Another one of her sons was shot and killed by the IDF.
The letter sought Ban's backing for turning a Palestinian state into the 194th member of the UN. It said that Palestinians will continue to carry out various activities to support the statehood bid ahead of the vote in the UN on the PA's application for recognition of a state later this month.
The letter stated that the Palestinians were aspiring to achieve their right to freedom and dignity through the establishment of a state on the June 4, 1967, lines, with east Jerusalem as its capital. The letter also made it clear that the Palestinians are demanding the right of return to their families' original homes inside Israel.
Fatah spokesman Ahmed Assaf said that it was time that the world "heard the voice of our people and stopped our suffering." He called on the UN and the international community to facilitate the membership request of the Palestinian state in the UN.
An Israeli government official said in response that "it is clear that you can't dictate peace from the outside. Peace can, and must, only be negotiated between the parties – there is no substitute for that."
The official said that by avoiding negotiations with Israel and embarking on an "adventure that has the potential to destabilize the situation," the Palestinian leadership was "failing its own people."
Government officials said that "endless" meetings were taking place looking at the range of possible scenarios and planning various responses.
"September for us is not a month, but an action item," the official said.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's position is to keep Israel's options very close to his chest. Israel has no intention, officials said, of revealing how it would react to the Palestinian move, waiting to see how matters develop on the ground before deciding what counteractions to take.
Among the possible responses that have been bandied about are declaring the Oslo accords null and void, or annexing the major settlement blocs to Israel. Numerous other less extreme responses are also on the table.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak, speaking at an IDF ceremony in Zichron Ya'acov, called on PA President Mahmoud Abbas to return to negotiations for the sake of "all our children and grandchildren. I call on the leaders of the international community to contribute what they can to ensuring that this happens."
The PLO Executive Committee, meanwhile, announced that the Palestinians will proceed with their statehood bid. The announcement was made following a meeting of the committee headed by Abbas.
PLO Secretary-General Yasser Abed Rabbo said that the PA believes that the statehood initiative would help revive the peace process in order to achieve a two-state solution on the basis of the pre-1967 lines.
The PLO also urged Palestinians to launch peaceful campaigns in support of the statehood plan.
The PLO accused Israel of misleading and frightening the Israeli public.
The establishment of a Palestinian state and ending occupation does not harm Israeli legitimacy, the PLO said in a statement. On the contrary, it said, this is the only way to secure the security of all people in this region.
Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudaineh, stressed that Israeli and US opposition to the statehood plan won't deter the PA leadership from going to the Security Council and the General Assembly.
He said that Abbas told US envoy David Hale during their meeting in Ramallah on Wednesday that the Palestinians don't want a clash with the US.
The US announced officially on Thursday that it would veto a Palestinian request for state recognition if it is submitted to the UN Security Council later this month.
Wendy Sherman, President Barack Obama's nominee for undersecretary of state for policy, the department's third-ranking position, told the Senate during confirmation hearings that if any such resolution were put in front of the Security Council, the US would veto it.
"The United States is very resolved to a veto threat in the Security Council," Sherman said. "What we are very resolved about as well is urging the parties to enter into direct negotiations again."
Israel applauded Sherman's statement, with one official saying that "we welcome that as an important statement, and we have reason to believe that the US will not be alone in opposing the move."
Israel has been actively lobbying the 27-member EU against supporting the PA at the UN, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas are expected to arrive in Israel next week to discuss the matter. Germany and the Czech Republic are two of the countries on record as opposing the PA move.
In addition, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is expected to come to the region for additional meetings next week, her second time here in less than three weeks.
While the EU foreign ministers held an informal meeting last week in Poland, Western diplomat officials said they were still far from reaching a consensus on their position, and the EU's voting on this matter – whether it will split on this issue or vote as a unified block – depended to a large degree on what resolution the Palestinians will ultimately bring to the UN.
The officials added that the Europeans were not actively involved in writing the resolution for the Palestinians in a way that would enable EU support, and that various EU leaders have impressed on the Palestinians the need to return to talks.
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Beautiful Modeler [iPad, openFrameworks]
Created by Karl D.D. Willis, Beautiful Modeler is an iPad and Desktop openFrameworks application for gestural sculpting using iPad as a multi-touch controller. Each finger is used to control a single touch point in the model, with multiple layers working to build up 3D volume. As the controller is connected over the wireless network, it can be moved freely to change the viewing angle of the model using iPad's accelerometer.
The model itself is presented on the main display rather than on the controller itself; this prevents occlusion of the model when sculpting with the whole hand. The controller screen does not need to be viewed while sculpting, meaning the controller can be rotated or flipped to sculpt from a range of angles. Currently the model is constructed using metaballs (thanks to Golan's code), but this is just one approach for gestural input to be transformed into geometry.
Because both Beautiful Modeler and the Beautiful Controller were created using openFrameworks, the finished mesh can be exported as an STL file (thanks to ofxSTL), meaning the sculpted form can be fabricated immediately. In the video above, the positive mesh has been post-processed to create a negative form for fabrication with a plaster-based 3D printer.
- Trace Modeler [openFrameworks] Created by Karl D.D. Willis, Trace Modeler is an application that uses real-time video to create three-dimensional geometry. The silhouette of a foreground object in a video frame is subtracted from the background and used as a two-dimensional slice. At user-defined intervals new slices are captured and displaced along the depth axis. The result is a three-dimensional model defined by silhouette slices over time. Trace Modeler was built using the openFrameworks and the OpenCV library to recognize contours from the video image. Source code is available for download here. Project Page (re-descovered via Cedric Kiefer) See also Beautiful Modeler [iPad, […]
- Björk – Biophilia – Virus [iPhone, iPad, Sound] This week saw the release of 'Virus', the new in-app purchase from Björk's forthcoming 'Biophilia' app-album created in collaboration with Scott Snibbe and M/M (Paris). As expected the new Virus release does not disappoint. We are handed a mesmerising viral system that draws you into the beautiful interactive musical experience. As always we wanted to know more, so we got in touch with Scott and got some wonderful insight into the development of the app including early sketches, code/libraries, inspiration images and sketches by Bjork and Scott. Read on for details.. Virus The 'Virus' was engineered from September, 2010 through July, 2011. The overall Biophilia project, including Virus, was engineered in Cocos2D for ease of transitions between song app experiences. Virus itself is a hybrid of several graphics and simulation models, and was programmed by Scott Snibbe and software engineer Graham McDermott. Scott build the first prototype (up to the images you see below from February). Then Graham worked for several months refining it. At the end Scott added a few tweaks including the DNA strand simulation and refined some elements of the physics, interactivity, and textures. 1.The Viruses are pressed together using an offscreen "trash compactor" that squeezes in from four sides. 2.Prototype of hand-drawn Ink look for Virus. 3.Rough early textures in a textbook style for Virus. 4.Virus textured with Drew Berry prototype textures, on its way to the final look. The core physics engine for cell movement is based on the unrestricted (but undocumented!) library JellyPhysics by "Walaber" (Tim FitzRandolph). The team modified this library and fixed various bugs to adapt to application. The cells are pressed together using an off-screen "trash compactor" comprised of four walls that push in from the sides to squeeze all the cells together. 1. Storyboard and concept sketches for Virus, clockwise from upper left: packed cells, singing nuclei, DNA attack the nucleus, DNA strands entering cell walls. 2. A page from Snibbe's notebook with calculations for cell physics. Physics for the nuclei is hand-done, and physics for the simulated DNA strands is accomplished with a custom spring and mass physics library Scott has worked on for about twenty years." Physics engines are a bit like poetry engines in my opinion – to really get the precise behavior you want, you need to implement from scratch, or make significant changes. There are an infinite number of ways to perform simulations, even ones as simple as spring-and-mass." The textures for cells are layers of custom textures created by Nathan Heigert, designer in Scott's studio. They are layered together and animated to create a richer, more life-like appearance, and there are specific textures for different scales. Scott points out that because Cocos2D is limited to OpenGL 1.1, the team had to use old OpenGL tricks for the blending modes, rather than custom shaders. Rough sketch by Björk of the Virus score used to explain the song structure during early meetings. Virus graphics and animations were created using Cocos2D sprites, animations, and texture sheets, and produced using Photoshop and After Effects. The audio for Virus and the other apps is created using the FMOD library, a robust audio library for gaming that can support hundreds of simultaneous mixed tracks, precise synchronization, and real-time DSP effects. 1. Protools screenshot of vocal and hang tracks used for Virus' music logic to stretch or compress the duration of the song, and mark transitions during the infection and attack. 2. Page 22 of the traditional musical score for Virus, used for planning and synchronization. Inspiration Images 1. David Goodsell Virus illustration - Virus inspirational illustration from talented bio-illustrator david Goodsell. Watercolor on paper. 2. 3D Virus model from Drew Berry, creative consultant to the project. 3. Images from video by Drew Berry of cells being infected. 4. Microscopic photograph of stem cells under microscope. Thanks to Scott for providing all these details. If you haven't already, make sure you download free Biophilia app from the AppStore (link below), including both the 'Virus' in-app purchase described here and Crystalline we mentioned few weeks back. Platform: iPhone/iPad (Universal) Version: 1.0 Cost: Free + $1.99 per in-app purchase Developer: Second Wind Ltd Screenshots: Viruses massing for attack of the mother cell. Surrounding cells nuclei sing to the chorus as viruses mass menacingly on the mother cell. DNA strands gracefully move in for the kill. Viruses and DNA coexist happily in instrument mode, producing gameleste and hang […]
- Second Surface – Multi-user spatial collaboration system Collaborative drawing in 3D space has a long history at MIT and on CAN. Starting in the early 2000's where translucent screen was used to observe three-dimensional objects drawn in space (sorry no link) to our own GD3D app published on the AppStore in september 2010 (free). There is general interest in populating virtual environments and we have seen a large number of projects in the past that do just this. Unfortunately this virtual space is very fragmented, each project relying on its own interface and technologies not to mention different devices used to navigate it. Tangible Media Group at the MIT have developed T(ether) – a Spatially- and Body-Aware Window and the latest iteration of the research comes in the form of Second Surface created by the new team including Shunichi Kasahara (Sony Corporation, MIT Media Lab), Valentin Heun, Austin S. Lee and Hiroshi Ishii (MIT Media Lab). The project aims to create an environment for creative collaboration which can adapt to everyday environment. Second Surface, a novel multi-user augmented reality system fosters a real- time interaction for user-generated contents on top of the everyday environment. This interaction takes place in the physical surroundings of everyday objects such as trees or houses. Second Surface uses image based AR recognition technology that recognizes natural image as the target. Based on the AR recognition, they estimate the pose of user's device from the target object. Then their system allows users to place three dimensional drawings, texts, and photos relative to such objects and share this expression with any other co-located users who use the same software at the same spot. Our system can provide an alternate reality space that generates playful and natural interaction in an everyday setup for multiple users. Our goal is to create a second surface on top of the reality, invisible to the naked eyes could generate a real-time spatial canvas on which everyone could express themselves. We believe that our system can create an interesting and new collaborative user experience and encourages playful content generation. We also believe that our system can provide new ways of communicating within everyday environment such as cities, schools and households. The Second Surface, is collaborative work between MIT Media Lab and Sony Corporation and was introduced at the Emerging Technologies, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2012 and was awarded the Emerging Technologies Prize. Client mobile application and server application were built using OpenFrameworks. More about the project […]
- AI Controller [iPad] Created by Aircord lab team, same group behind the mobile runner app we wrote about few months back, AI Controller is an iPad application designed to control Box2D physics engine projected onto a building. Controlled by OSC to a openFrameworks desktop application projecting the image, windows layout is mapped to the iPad oF application where you can drag the particles and adjust colour of the projected image. See movie below for demo... (Thanks […]
- Bit Pilot [Mac, Games, iPhone, iPad, oF] Zach Gage has just announced that Bit Pilot 2.0 for iPhone/IPad is about to hit the AppStore. To celebrate, Zach has made a desktop version which is available for download now (link below). It is the first application to use Apple's Magic Trackpad as a wireless controller and although you can still use your MacBook's trackpad as input (tested and working great), it is with magic trackpad where the game really shines. Bit Pilot for Mac is nearly a full game for free and includes all the features of the original Bit Pilot 1.0. Download (Mac) The Bit Pilot version 2.0 for iPhone/iPad launches this evening. It includes retina display support, 3 New Tracks from Sabrepulse, 2 New Modes, New Taunts, Vs. Friends Ranking through openFeint, Game Center Support, Cumulative Score Tracking and In Game Achievements Screen. See preview videos below. For those that missed our review of Bit Pilot, you can read it here If you enjoyed Canabalt, fast paced, heart pumping action, Bit Pilot will fit right into your collection of games on the iPhone. If I was going to give one gameplay advice, it is don't panic! Take a deep breath, sit back, relax, thumbs on the screen and enjoy. Bit Pilot is absolutely fantastic! Project Page Platform: iPhone Version: 2.0 Cost: $0.99 Developer: Zach Gage Also, check out recent Interview with Zach Gage at […]
- iOSC [iPhone] iOSC is a remote control application that uses the OSC (Open Sound Control) protocol. Using the OSC protocol over your device's built-in Wi-Fi connection, iOSC communicates with other compatible hardware and software nodes on your network. You can also remote control the middleware such as Max MSP, Processing, ActionScript (FLOSC) and many other devices that support the OSC protocol from your iPhone. Similar to TouchOSC and few other applications available in the AppStore, iOSC allows you to create a custom interface/controller for your desktop applications or custom build devices using boards like Arduino. What is unique to iOSC is that you can control multiple computers via a single interface. See movies below for demo. You can also find great video demos and instructions on the app's site. Platform: iPhone Version: 1.01 Cost: […]
- Fabricate Yourself [openFrameworks, Kinect] Fabricate Yourself is a project by Karl D.D. Willis that documented the Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference. Given the tangible theme of the conference Karl decided to engage the community by capturing and fabricating small 3D models of attendees. Attendees firstly capture their favorite pose using a Microsoft Kinect. The depth image from the Kinect is processed into a mesh and displayed onscreen in real-time. At any time they can capture the mesh and save it as an STL file. Dovetail joints are automatically added to the side of the 3x3cm size models so they can be snapped together. This allows multiple models to be connected to form a larger overall model, like a jigsaw puzzle. The STL files were printed using a Dimension uPrint 3D printer provided by Stratasys. Created using openFrameworks. Project Page (Thanks Karl) Previously: Beautiful Modeler [iPad, openFrameworks] - Gestural sculpting on ... Trace Modeler [openFrameworks] - Real-time video to create […]
- Touch Vision Interface [openFrameworks, Arduino, Android] Created by Teehan+Lax Labs, Touch Vision Interface is a combination of software and hardware to allow realtime manipulation of content on a remote device via touch interface on a mobile device. Instead of purely using mobile device screen as an input, the user views the remote content and applies the content simultaneously, better know but not necessarily a form of AR. I can still recall the first time I saw an Augmented Reality demo. There was a sense of wonderment from the illusion of 3D models living within the video feed. Of course, the real magic was the fact that the application was not only viewing its surrounding environment, but also understanding it. AR has proven to be an incredible tool for enhancing perception of the real world. Despite this, I've always felt that the technology was somewhat limited in its application. It is typically implemented as output in the form of visual overlays or filters. But could it also be used for user input? We decided to explore that question by pairing the principles of AR (like real-time marker detection and tracking) with a natural user interface (specifically, touch on a mobile phone) to create an entirely new interactive experience. The translation of touch input coordinates to the captured video feed creates the illusion of being able to directly manipulate a distant surface. Peter imagines future applications of this technology both in the living room or in large open spaces. Brands could crowd-source easier with billboard polls, group participation on large installations could feel more natural. Likewise other applications could include music creation experience where each screen becomes an instrument. The possibilities become even more exciting when considering the most compelling aspect of the tool – the ability to interact with multiple surfaces without interruption. No need to switch devices through a secondary UI – simply touch your target. You could imagine a wall of digital billboards that users seamlessly paint across with a single gesture. Created using opencv-android, openframeworks and python/arduino for the led matrix. Touch Vision Interface (Thanks […]
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OMG, I've been waiting decades for this, ever since I got my first 512k Mac, no ever since my Commodore 64 computer. A way to sculpt with your hands inside the computer! Wow.
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TAMPA – New coaches bring new theories, new techniques and a new way of doing things. And so it is along the Buccaneers defensive line, where nose tackle Roy Miller is learning a new stance for the third time in as many years as a pro.
"It's kind of crazy, but I like it,'' Miller said of the change, which is designed to improve a Bucs defense that has struggled to get to the passer and stop the run for at least as long as Miller has been here.
The Bucs sack total fell from 28 to 26 last year and while they did trim 28 yards off their opponents' rushing average, the Bucs still ranked 28th in the league in that discipline, surrendering 131 yards per game.
Keith Millard and Grade Stretz, the Bucs two new defensive line coaches, think they know why. When they first sat down to dissect film of their new players, they noticed their stances were a little "outdated.''
Instead of being lined up square to the line of scrimmage and face to face with their opposing offensive linemen, the Bucs defensive linemen were lining up at a 45-degree angle to the line and their opponent.
That's called a "tilted'' stance and while some players such as Warren Sapp have built extraordinary careers by exploding out of it, the stance is one that has some flaws and drawbacks to it, Millard said.
For starters, it makes it easier for a charging offensive lineman to move past their defensive counterpart on a run play, because that counterpart is positioned a lot like a half-open door.
The titled stance also makes it hard for a player to chase down a play that goes in the opposite direction from where they're headed because it takes several steps to turn and head back the other way.
Finally, it robs a lot of players of anywhere from a step to a step and a half in their pass rush, because their first move is not directly up field. The squared stance changes all of that, Millard said.
"There are a lot more strengths in our opinion to being squared up,'' Stretz said. "Most of all, we think it's a lot more beneficial in terms of being able to penetrate (the line of scrimmage) and get into the backfield.
"There's a half step less you have to take to get in there this way, you're able to get your hands on the offensive lineman a lot quicker with this and you don't get (twisted out of your gap) as often.
"I mean, there are a few blocking schemes where it's an advantage to be in a tilt but when you look at the big picture and the schemes we're facing, it's a lot more advantageous to square the guys off.''
As advantageous as it may be, the Bucs linemen won't use the squared stance exclusively. Their plan is to mix it up a little but, but more often than not, they'll square up, especially in the middle of the line.
Gerald McCoy, the Bucs second-year under tackle, is on board with that idea. Already, he said, he is noticing the benefits of the squared stance. He said the tilt stance loosened him up but the squared stance is more effective.
"I've been in the backfield a lot more (in practice) than I ever was before, because I'm right there on a guy at the snap and if he overreaches, it's like, boom, I'm in the backfield,'' he said.
"I don't have to worry as much about being in my gap, because if I take a step and I'm already in the backfield, then they have to decide what to do with me and that's disruption, and that's what we want.''
Disruption isn't the only thing the Bucs are after. They want to increase their sack total and greatly reduce opponents rushing totals against them. That's why Bucs coach Raheem Morris is welcoming the change.
"I'm loving it,'' said Morris, who also serves as the Bucs defensive coordinator. "I'm one of those coaches that is willing to explore things, and I'm liking this.''
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Both of the Hillary Clinton biopics that drew protests from the Republican National Committee have now been canceled before even being made.
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The Marine Corps has forced two of its top officers to retire. It is rare for commanders to be punished for a failure in combat, but that's the case here. The two commanders - both two-star generals - are being forced out because of an attack that happened on their watch in Afghanistan. It took place a year ago at a sprawling base called Camp Bastion. Two Americans died.
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As first day of a federal government shutdown came to a close, Congress was not any closer to a resolution.
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The GOP rank and file won't listen to him, grass-roots conservatives don't trust him, and Democrats say he can't deliver votes.
For a man who occupies the most powerful position in the House, Boehner's inability — or, possibly, his unwillingness — to persuade his fellow House Republicans to accept a budget without delaying or blocking parts of the Affordable Care Act has resulted in the first government shutdown since 1996.
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President Obama spoke with NPR in the Oval Office on Monday, as a visiting group of young people in suits got a tour of the Rose Garden outside the windows. The most striking part of our encounter in this moment of crisis was how familiar the atmosphere seemed.
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviewed President Obama on Monday about the looming government shutdown, the upcoming debt ceiling fight and more. A full transcript of the interview follows:
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Officials at New Trier Township are kicking off a new program this month they hope will meet the growing need for fruit and vegetable donations for clients visiting the organization's food pantry.
Brian Leverenz, community service administrator for the township, said "Fresh Produce Mondays" was created to encourage residents to pick up a few extra produce items when they are grocery shopping, and then deliver them to the food pantry at the beginning of the week.
"There are usually always potatoes and onions in the pantry, because they have a longer shelf life, but after that, we can't guarantee there will fresh fruits and vegetables for our clients," Leverenz said.
"All food pantries, including ours, usually have a lot of boxes of macaroni and cheese and canned beans on the shelves," he added. "But it's more expensive to eat healthy, so our pantry clients will usually pick out produce and other things that cost more first, because they are dealing with a small budget."
Officials say they are hopeful that the new produce collection initiative will provide a steady supply of healthy fruits and vegetables to the roughly 100 households in the township that rely on twice-monthly visits to the food pantry to supplement their grocery shopping.
With clients who qualify for the food pantry hailing from towns across the township, Leverenz said it is visited primarily by residents who have fallen on hard times because of a long-term physical or mental disability that has thrust them into poverty.
While losing a job also can prompt some residents to use the food pantry on a temporary basis, Leverenz said many of the township's clients have disabilities that make it impossible to return to the workforce, and hence, they rely on the pantry for years.
Stocking the pantry with produce on Mondays will help ensure the township's clients have a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables when they visit, Leverenz said, and officials anticipate the produce supply will be depleted by Fridays each week, avoiding spoilage and waste.
Residents donating to the township's "Fresh Produce Mondays" program are encouraged to buy fruits and vegetables that are sold at grocery stores in sealed bags -- examples would be apples, oranges, celery, lettuce and carrots.
And for local gardeners wishing to donate some of their homegrown produce to the pantry, Leverenz asks that they be sure to wash their fruits and vegetables at home, placing them in sealed plastic bags before delivering them to the pantry.
To be sure, donations of non-perishable items like rice, pasta, cereal, soup, canned fruits and vegetables and paper goods like toilet tissue and paper towels are also appreciated in the summer, said Paddie Brennen, New Trier Township Supervisor.
"Some of our clients in the township who use the pantry need more food for their children during the summer months," Brennen said, referring to local families whose children receive either a free or reduced lunch during the school year, which ends this month.
"In the summer, people who donate to the pantry are usually very busy with other things, and sometimes we're not included in their circuit," she said. "We ask that they not forget us."
New Trier Township residents who wish to support the "Fresh Produce Mondays" program may drop fresh fruits and vegetables at the township office, 739 Elm St., Winnetka, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, with donations of non-perishable items accepted Monday through Friday.
For more information, call Brian Leverenz at (847) 446-8203 or visit the township's website at: http://www.newtriertownship.com
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Meagher received a letter from McGrath not long after her email was sent out stating that the superintendent intended to terminate her. The official notice came two months later, after the 2012-2013 school year had already started.
Meagher at one point broke into tears while trying to describe her last day at the school, forcing the hearing to recess for around five minutes.
Once she returned, she said she was "stunned" by McGrath's termination notice, and not just because it ended her relationship with the district. It also said she exhibited "conduct unbecoming of a teacher," which she took direct issue with at the hearing.
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Pronunciation: /ˌfanˌfarəˈnād /
Arrogant or boastful talk.
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- With this boasting, this 'fanfaronade' as he himself called it, he wanted to show that Prussia was still rich and powerful.
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If success can be measured in numbers, the 40th annual Almond Conference was a triumph. From the total attendance (2,425) to trade show booths in the exhibit hall (226), records fell by the wayside at every turn.
Even with the move north from Modesto to Sacramento, more growers, handlers and exhibitors came from the southern region than the north and central regions. And nearly 70% of all who attended the Conference in 2012 had attended The Almond Conference previously.
More speakers than ever before (60) gave growers, handlers and allied industry members a greater opportunity to pick up nuggets of information about the California Almond industry, adding to their knowledge base to become more efficient, effective and productive in their roles.
Breaking all records, nearly 700 lunches were served on the second day of the Conference as attendees could choose from workshops on spray coverage, honey bee colony assessment and an economic update.
"Firsts" in 2012
Continued Growth and Improvement
Continuous improvement in all areas of almond production was addressed in Crop of Choice presentations. Look for reports from the Conference in this issue and in future issues of "California Almonds Outlook."
As Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said as he welcomed California Almond growers and handlers to Sacramento, the Conference celebrates "the small, smart things we can do to move the industry forward."


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"Think" tank throws down gauntlet... right on its own foot
"Think" tank throws down gauntlet... right on its own foot
The National Center for Public Policy Research, a group well known to DeSmogBlog, issued a press release yesterday challenging Greenpeace to disclose all of its funding sources over $50,000.
The release states: "Today The National Center for Public Policy Research is challenging Greenpeace and its affiliates to disclose the sources and amounts of its 2006 donations exceeding $50,000. If it does so, The National Center for Public Policy Research will do the same."
The NCPPR has its knickers in a knot after being named in a Greenpeace report last week outlining ExxonMobil's funding of 41 groups that continue to spread doubt about the realities of global warming.
A quick spin around the Greenpeace site and you'll find their annual reports dating back to 2002. Contained in those reports is full disclosure of Greenpeace donors.
I guess we will wait and see if NCPPR will live up to its end of the bargain.
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Mum sues McDonald's over Happy Meal ads
12:0AM, Dec 16th 2010
A mother of two and consumer group are suing McDonald's over the ads for Happy Meals.
A US mother-of-two has joined forces with a consumer group to file a lawsuit against fast food chain McDonald's claiming the toys given away with Happy Meals is a form of deceptive advertising.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and 41-year-old Monet Parham filed a class action in the San Francisco Supreme Court on Wednesday,TIMEmagazine's Healthland website reported.
The CSPI claims Happy Meal toys are used to negate parents' control and that they encourage children to want to eat unhealthy foods high in salt, sugar and fat.
"Happy Meals are among those things frequently requested, and the first thing they ask me to do is open the toy," Parham said in a press conference, the National Public Radio website reported.
"I'm really concerned about the health of my children, and I don't think it's okay to entice children to get Happy Meals with a toy."
In a statement released by the CSPI in conjunction with their lawsuit, the consumer group explained that young children do not have the "cognitive maturity to understand the persuasive intent of advertising. Advertising that is not understood to be advertising is inherently deceptive".
"Every time McDonald's markets a Happy Meal directly to a young child, it exploits a child's developmental vulnerability and violates several states' consumer protection laws, including the California Unfair Competition Law," CSPI litigation director Steve Gardner said in the statement.
Parham said she decided to file the claim because she was sick of her children demanding Happy Meals.
Parham and the CSPI are not asking that McDonald's stop offering Happy Meals, but that they stop the advertising campaigns around them and the toys that come free with them.
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The Guelph Storm announced today that forward Brock McGinn is the Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 27th.
McGinn picked up three points, including two goals and one assist this past week. On Tuesday night in Kitchener, the 18 year old scored the lone Storm goal in the 6-1 loss to the Rangers. Held off the scoresheet on Friday and Saturday against the Bulls and the Whalers, the Fergus native bounced back with an impressive game on Sunday against the Majors where he assisted on Stephen Gaskin's goal and scored the winning goal at 12:44 of the third period. Named first star of the game, McGinn played his best game of the weekend.
With three points this week, McGinn currently has 11 points, seven goals and four assists. Missing 10 games due to a suspension earlier this season, McGinn has been hot as of late recording five points in his last five games played.
Next up, the Storm faces another three in three this coming weekend. Friday night, the Owen Sound Attack enter the Eye of the Storm for a 7:30pm start. On Saturday, the Storm travels to Plymouth to take on the Whalers before heading to Saginaw on Sunday to face off against the Spirit. Tickets are still available for Friday's game and can be purchased online or by visiting or calling the Guelph Storm Box Office at 519-837-9690.


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RALEIGH — Taking pictures tends to be straightforward for most people, but manipulating photographs into art can be a lot more involved. And most of the photographs in "Currents" are anything but straightforward.
The exhibit, on display in the downstairs gallery of Raleigh's Contemporary Art Museum through Oct. 7, consists of pictures that have been run through various high-concept approaches. Different pictures have been treated with water, burned with sunlight, digitally gender-switched and even reassembled into unrecognizable collages. That last approach resulted in what might be curator Nils Ericson's favorite piece in the show.
"The one that might be most effective is also the least 'photographic,'" said Ericson, a Brooklyn-based photographer. "That's Carolyn Janssen's 'Massive Failure.' There's the sheer size of it, it's the biggest piece in the show, and it seems un-photographic from a distance. But every bit of that image is a picture she's taken of a texture or surface. Move around, and it envelops you."
Other striking works in "Currents" are Chris McCaw's "Sunburn" series, a group of monochromatic landscape shots scarred with streaks from exposing the film to sunlight; "Lakes and Reservoirs," in which photographer Matthew Brandt treated photographs of lakes with water from the same lake pictured; and Debbie Grossman's "My Pie Town," a series of Depression-era documentary photographs with all the men's faces digitally altered into women.
There's also Arne Svenson's "The Neighbors," which calls to mind Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 suspense thriller "Rear Window." It's from a series of photos that Svenson shot of a high-rise apartment in New York, unbeknownst to the subjects, which caused some controversy (and still-pending litigation) when they were displayed at a New York gallery earlier this year.
"New Yorkers live in high-rises and leave the windows open, and there's the implicit understanding that everyone has a pair of binoculars," Ericson said. "So you'll check each other out because everyone lives in a fishbowl, and it's inquisitive human nature to take a look. The pictures are really beautiful and painterly, just showing banal everyday moments. But even though they haven't compromised anyone, there's been alarm at the idea you can legally take someone's photo without them knowing it and put it on a gallery wall. It's easy for me to sit here and say that's not an invasion of privacy, but I admit I might feel different if it were me."
All the pictures in "Currents" came from the collection of Allen Thomas Jr., a Piedmont-area collector whose archive has also been displayed at the N.C. Museum of Art and Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art. After CAM contacted Thomas about showing a set of his photos, he enlisted Ericson to select 19 for exhibit.
"I tend to collect a lot of stuff without a specific approach," Thomas said. "I don't have the ability to curate a show, I don't think. I just like a bunch of things without seeing them as thematic. If there's a theme to this, it's current work in different media of photography."
Ericson and Thomas set one goal of spotlighting up-and-coming photographers whose work had not yet been shown in this area – and another of exhibiting pictures that might play off one another in unexpected ways.
"We wanted work that was complimentary and had some push-pull," Ericson said. "That would bring you into individual pieces and allow you to make a connection visually, emotionally and conceptually between a photograph and something else across the room. In this era of digital photography, a lot of these artists are saying 'no thank you' and working with analog film – or shooting digital but altering photographs in an analog way."
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Vt. Tax Dept. notes homestead declaration changeFebruary 01,2013
MONTPELIER The Vermont Department of Taxes is reminding residents that theres a change in the tax law regarding homestead declarations.
In the past, property owners had to file the declaration whenever there was a change in ownership or status of the property.
But starting this year, property owners must file such declarations annually by tax day, April 15.
Property in Vermont is considered nonresidential until it is claimed as the owners homestead.
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Make the most of today, as its about to get a whole lot windier for the remainder of the working week as a number of cold fronts impact the nation's southeast.
Tomorrow will be one of the windiest of the week, with wind gusts likely to exceed 100km/h about the peaks, so be safe if you intend to head out. It will be a little less windy on Wednesday, however it will still lead to not so ideal boarding and skiing conditions due to blowing snow. A few showers will also accompany the winds, although most resorts will be too warm for any snow with the showers only causing slushy conditions.
If you wanted to take a rest day Thursday will be the day to do it as it will be the wildest of the week with wind gusts reaching up to 120-130km/h about the upper resorts.
Showers at least in the earlier part of the day will enhance slush, however by the late evening this will turn to a solid dump of snow, which will persist into Friday, which will lead into a fantastic weekend to head on the slopes.
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The Epley Maneuver is a treatment for vertigo caused by a disorder called BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). The cause of BPPV is thought to be calcium deposits within the inner ear, known medically as otoconia. Otoconia normally reside in two parts of the ear called the utricle and sacculem but when they abnormally make their way into the portion of the inner ear called the semicircular canals they can cause vertigo. BPPV usually occurs in one ear at a time and not bilaterally.
The Epley maneuver is an exercise intended to reposition the otoconia in the inner ear and get them into a different part of the ear where they will be less likely to cause symptoms.
The maneuver must be preformed by a qualified physician in a doctor's office. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. The Epley Maneuver may also be called the particle repositioning, canalith repositioning procedure or the modified liberatory maneuver. The exercise consists of four different head positions which are maintained for an average of 30 seconds each.
Before Having the Epley Maneuver
There are things you should tell your doctor before you have the Epley Maneuver. Specifically you should tell him if you have neck or back problems since the exercise involves rotating the head. Your doctor should also know if you have high blood pressure or history of a detached retina. Your doctor should give you exact instructions on what you should and should not do before your appointment but generally you should:
- stop eating four hours before your appointment
- dress comfortably
- If you are taking medication to prevent nausea or vertigo symptoms, such as Phenergan or Antivert, it may be wise to take them before your appointment.
During the Procedure
- While you are seated, the doctor will move you approximately 45 degrees in the direction of the affected ear.
- The doctor will tilt you backward so that you are both maintaining the original 45-degree position and leaning backward horizontally. The doctor continues to hold your head. It's good to hold on to the doctor's arms for support as a bout of vertigo usually occurs in this position. The doctor will hold you in this position until the vertigo stops.
- After the vertigo stops, your doctor will turn your head about 90 degrees in the direction of the unaffected ear, then roll you on to that side. You will now be looking at the floor. You may experience more vertigo at this point and will remain in this position until it stops.
- The doctor helps you back into a seated position and tilts your head down 30 degrees.
After the Epley Maneuver
Your physician should give you instructions before you leave his office which should supersede the advice given in this article. However, patients are often instructed to:
- wait at least 10 minutes before leaving the doctor's office
- have someone else drive you home
- sleep propped up at a 45-degree angle for the next two nights
- avoid any kind of exercise that involves head movement
- for one week sleep propped up on two pillows and avoid sleeping on the affected ear or side
- for one week you may need a soft cervical collar to maintain proper head position
- for one week try to stay as upright as possible
The Epley Maneuver has about a 65-95% percent chance of improving symptoms of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and is superior to placebo maneuvers, though some patients may have to under go the procedure multiple times or explore other treatment methods for their condition.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Vestibular Rehabilitation. Accessed: June 4, 2011 from http://www.umm.edu/otolaryngology/em.htm


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Clemson has its choices on interior line
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D.J. Reader has improved this spring without baseball on his plate in a spot the entire two-deep returns
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Rich in running backs: 4-star Adam Choice becomes Tigers' 3rd 2014 commitment
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We are located on US-2 in Manistique in the Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Come in and browse through our racks of information. We are happy to answer your questions about our area. If you would like information sent to you please call or email your request.
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"Promotion and development of the city of Manistique and the surrounding area in both civic, economic and social welfare of the people. The objectives will be to work toward making the area a better place in which to work, creating of more employment, business and recreational facilities, improved schools, better roads, and to develop a long range planning program which will result in the fulfillment of these objectives."
We are a family-oriented community with a high quality of life. Manistique holds a great location with a sound infrastructure on the north shore of Lake Michigan. We have a vibrant business community with local business owners and executives active in the Chamber of Commerce, The Manistique Merchants Association and the Manistique Area Tourism Council. You will also find them in civic and volunteer groups such as the Kiwanis, Rotary, Elks, VFW, Lions, General Federation Women's Club, just to name a few.
We have our Industrial park that has residents conducting business on a global scale. Our newly built Central Park, with a walkway surrounding the limestone quarry, has a Bandshell featuring Music in the Park, June to the end of August at 7pm, on Wednesday evenings. The Farmers Market with our local farmers & crafters every Wednesday from 4pm-6pm, May to the end of October. We enjoy our boardwalk on Lake Michigan that stretches over two miles of lakeshore. We also have our newest addition of The Lake Effects Art Gallery. Ask us about all of our attractions in our area, we have plenty to see.
We will also have our brand new Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital which opened this spring, located on US 2 with a beautiful view of Lake Michigan.There is plenty of shopping, restaurants and attractions to see.....come and experience the mystique of small but mighty Manistique, Michigan/Schoolcraft County..... a place for a lifetime of memories.