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Counting Kids to Maintain Farm Safety
Counting Kids to Maintain Farm Safety
Adequate adult supervision leads to a safer farm experience
by Hoard's Dairyman staff
Some farming operations have turned to agritourism as a way to share the value of agriculture with the typical consumer. While a small portion have turned this educational platform into a viable business venture, there are many who provide farm tours and petting zoos as a service to their schools and communities. With graduation parties and "June is Dairy Month" promotions approaching, here are a few guidelines to remember when children are visiting your farm, brought to you by National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety.
Farm Owner Supervision Recommendations
• Have a farm representative supervise guests at all times.
• Make sure children under 16 years of age are accompanied by a parent or chaperone.
• When working with a group such as one sponsored by a school or club, find out the number of children expected, and make sure the group has an adequate adult-to-child ratio (See table below).
• Ask farm representatives to remind parents/chaperones to be within eyesight and an arm's reach of the young children they are responsible for.
• Speak with parents/chaperones if they are not providing adequate supervision.
Parent and Chaperone Supervision Recommendations
• Make sure that children know and follow all the rules of the operation.
• Understand the importance of enforcing health and safety guidelines.
• Make sure chaperones are responsible for supervising specific children.
Because your family and children know what areas are safe and dangerous, there is no guarantee that others are aware. It is important to remind the youth on your farm that other kids their age don't automatically know all the same things and to practice good judgement when on a working farm. Even if their parents grew up on a farm, all the important farm lessons may not have been passed to a generation raised off the farm.
Click here to download the 40-page Agritourism Health and Safety Guidelines for Children (2011) to learn more about animal contact, machine safety, hand washing, and a whole lot more!
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EVERETT - The Everett Lady Warriors needed to bounce back in a big way after shooting just 20 percent while suffering a setback at the hands of rival Tussey Mountain in their regular season finale.
The Warriors came out firing on all cylinders in the District 5 Class AA semifinals and North Star was the recipient of their frustration as they advanced to the championship game with a 75-46 trouncing of the Lady Cougars on Thursday night at Everett Area High School.
"It wasn't a surprise that we got off to the start that we did," Everett coach Keith Moyer said. "I told the kids in the locker room that I think we've been more focused since our last loss to end the season. Our practices have been great. The kids were really focused tonight and it showed - right from the tip."
The Lady Warriors will get a chance to avenge the loss to the Lady Titans, a semifinal winner over Windber, when the two squads square off on Friday, March 1 at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's Sportscenter.
Everett opened the contest with a 7-0 run, then went up 18-4 before closing out the first quarter up by 18 [26-8].
"Twenty-six [points] is too many [to give up] in the first quarter," North Star coach Randy Schrock said. "We typically don't give that up. We were nervous coming out of the gate."
The veteran senior leaders of the Warriors got things rolling as Aubrea Phipps knocked in 11 of her game-high 24 in the opening quarter, while point guard Bailey Morral canned two 3-pointers early in the quarter and finished with 10 of her 16.
While the proven players sparked Everett out of the gate, North Star had to handle the onslaught with four freshmen in the starting lineup.
Moyer cautioned his squad not to let up or relax before sending them back out onto the floor to start the second quarter.
"We've been in that situation before were we've given up given up a big lead [that we had] and made the game close at the end. I just wanted to make sure we didn't do that," Moyer said. "We've got some veteran players that are really hungry and they weren't going to let that happen tonight. It's tough sometimes to play in a game where you get up so big in the first quarter and then you try to sustain that effort and that energy. The kids played well."
The Lady Cougars' inexperience played a big factor, but the team from Boswell never quit battling the entire game despite insurmountable odds.
"We're relentless. We don't quit regardless of the score," Schrock said. "I think that's a good trademark for a young team like we are. We're going to keep pressing on We got some playoff experience now, and we'll come back next year with a different attitude."
Kayla Rice and fellow frosh Courtney Schrock were the only NS players in double figures with 17 and 15 respectively,
While the team captains got things rolling for Everett, it was a freshman of their own that kept things under control in the paint as Kadie Morral finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Phipps pulled down 11 rebounds as the Lady Warriors won the battle on the glass as well with a 33-26 advantage, and a 23-16 edge in turnovers on the evening - 11 of the 23 NS turnovers came on steals by Everett.
Everett outscored North Star every quarter while only allowing NS just one basket in the final period and just five total in the second half. The Lady Cougars did, however, connect on 14-of-20 free throw attempts after the break.
The Lady Warriors' largest lead of the game was 32 [75-43] when freshman Allison Snider connected on the first of two free throws after coming up with a steal and getting fouled going to the basket.
"North Star's going to be a really good team in a couple of years," Moyer said. "They're a good team now, I think they're going to be a really great team in a couple of years. They have a lot of talented kids and they're young."
NORTH STAR (46): Zuchelli 0 3-5 3, Schrock 4 6-7 15, Carmean 0 0-0 0, Rice 8 0-0 17, Berkebile 0 0-2 0, Novak 2 3-4 7, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Joseph 1 2-4 4, Forney 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 14-22 46.
EVERETT (75): B. Morral 5 3-4 16, Beegle 1 1-2 3, Au. Phipps 10 4-8 24, Duvall 1 0-0 3, K. Morral 9 2-4 20, Snider 2 1-2 5, Rice 1 2-2 4, Hillenbrand 0 0-0 0, Al. Phipps 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Foor 0 0-0 0, Appel 0 0-0 0, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Price 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 13-22 75.
North Star8 13 15 10-46
Everett26 17 17 15-75
3-point field goals: North Star 2 (Schrock, Rice); Everett 4 (B. Morral 3, Duvall).
Records: North Star (7-16); Everett (17-6).


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Situated at around 1000 metres in altitude, half-way between the classy resort of Gstaad in the Bernese Oberland and the small town of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg, lie the two places of Château-d'Oex and Rougemont. The holiday region of Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud is linked to the Lake Geneva region by the Col des Mosses and by the Montreux – Bernese Oberland Railway. Thanks to its favourable micro-climate, Château-d'Oex has developed into a hot-air ballooning metropolis. Passenger flights are available throughout the year and an international competition in hot-air ballooning is held every January.
But the older traditions too have been retained: accordingly, the much-loved Alpine cheese of Etivaz is still made over an open wood fire. In Rougemont, many chalets dating back a hundred years bear testimony to the folk art of the region.
Children too are fully catered for in the Pays-d'Enhaut. It allows the entire family to give themselves up to an adventurous treasure hunt. The themed trail about the life of ants on La Braye and a visit to the mineral and fossil collection in Rougemont are also highly enjoyable.
A beautiful pre-Alpine walking area lies south of Château-d'Oex: La Pierreuse, the largest nature conservation area in western Switzerland contains rock areas, forests, abundant flora and flat moors. For both leading bikers and amateurs, the Pays-d'Enhaut offers a large network of marked mountain biking trails along the tracks of the 1997 world championships. You can indulge in white-water sports on the fast-flowing river Saane: canyoning, hydrospeed, canoeing /kayaking and river rafting. One of Switzerland's most beautiful river rafting routes lies between the wild Vanel and Gérignoz gorges.
The La Braye ski region of Château d'Oex has seven ski lifts and 40 km of pistes. Thanks to the Videmanette cableway, Rougemont has a direct connection to the ski area of Gstaad. In winter, the railway also brings winter sports enthusiasts to the nearby ski areas of Schönried and Saanenmöser. The high plateau of Les Mosses – La Lécherette is very popular with cross-country skiers. 35 km of trails lead through snow-covered fields and forests. Further activities and facilities include snow-shoe treks, toboggan runs and winter walking trails.
- Espace Ballon – balloon museum charting the history of aviation and ballooning. The hot-air balloon – as used by Jules Vernes, through to its use in the adventures of Piccard and Jones – is the focus of everything here.
- Etivaz cheese – is made in the Alpine huts of the Pays-d'Enhaut in cauldrons over open wood fires.
- Mike Horn Familiy Trail – obstacle course by the adventurer Mike Horn in the form of a treasure hunt with interesting posts about the demands placed on expeditions – an adventure for the entire family.
- Musée du Vieux Pays-d'Enhaut – the homeland museum in Château-d'Oex has dedicated its collections amongst others, to the art of silhouette cutting which has enjoyed popularity since the 18th century.
- Le Grand Chalet in Rossinière – the chalet dating from 1754 with 113 windows, in which the well-known painter Henri Balthus lived, has long been regarded as the largest in Switzerland.
- Montreux – Bernese Oberland Railway (MOB) – the Pays-d'Enhaut lies along its panoramic rail route, which links Montreux on Lake Geneva to Gstaad and Zweisimmen in the Bernese Oberland.


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Real Brides: Elizabeth Sater in FontenelleMarch 18th, 2011 – Comment
We are really excited to share these photos of our beautiful bride, Elizabeth in her Trash the Dress photo session that had us in awe the moment we saw it. Not only was this a gorgeous destination wedding in Fiji, the couple looked wonderful, happy and in love.
Photographer: Jenny Grise of Grise Photography // Dress: Fontenelle (discontinued) // Salon: Kleinfeld
It is often said that many brides know exactly what they want for their wedding day, but I honestly didn't. All I hoped for was the opportunity to wear one of your gowns on a private island in a tropical paradise. As luck would have it, that came true: I was married on Castaway Island, Fiji in the 'ever so lovely' Fontenelle gown on May 15, 2010.
After I got engaged, I was certain: if I could afford it, I would be wearing Juliet on my wedding day. As I walked into Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC and told them to bring me every gown possible by Claire Pettibone, I wasn't disappointed when my sister and girlfriends told me that Juliet wasn't the one. The tears in their eyes, as I tried on the Fontenelle gown convinced me that there was no other dress for me. I have never felt more beautiful in my life. I have received so many emails stating: in all their lives, they've never seen such a beautiful gown.
In adding something new to my wedding attire: I found a vintage ribbon from Italy that complimented the fabrics so perfectly, it was almost as if the ribbon was from your own collection. I wanted the pictures to show the gown swaying in the wind by the beach, but didn't want to have a train or veil. I got the idea to hang the ribbon from the flower on the back of gown from your Larissa gown. It worked beautifully!
The wedding just fell into place after picking our location and finding the perfect gown. We wanted paradise all around us and we wanted our guests to take an adventure that they would remember forever. A 13 hour plane ride from LAX and a 2 hour boat ride later, we had a total of 28 people (including my two photographers and my 82 year old grandmother). At one moment on the night of the rehearsal dinner, my fiance and I looked down the long black table-clothed table, filled with sparkling candles, and then we looked back at each other in amazement, as we simply couldn't believe all these people had traveled this far to share our special day with us. It was surreal.
On the day of our wedding, everything happened so fast. I had meticulously planned every single event, detail, decoration, flower, color (green, pink, whites), etc. over the past year; I even shipped glass vases to the island. I centered everything around the dress, as I'd hoped for the dress to be the absolute center of attention. I didn't want any of the colors to overpower the dress. It was very difficult planning a wedding without seeing anything. Although my ideas seemed great, I had no idea if they would look great, altogether. I wish there was a picture of my face, as I walked into our cocktail event and reception area. It was a complete fairy tale. Our guests were so amazed and impressed with the final presentation. The staff at Castaway Island said that the only thing missing were the magical fairies themselves.
Elizabeth mentioned that it was a difficult decision to do the shoot, but felt rewarded after seeing the photos. She gladly assured us after taking the dress to a cleaner it is still in great shape!
Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your gorgeous Trash the Dress photos, and congrats to you & and your hubby!
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The counterpart to Track, a sport prevalent in high schools. Often included in the term "Track and Field." Consists of events such as pole vault, high jump, long jump, shotput, and discus. The practice is a helluva lot easier than the running events, but players get about the same amount of credit. During meets, the "throwers, jumpers, and vaulters" can spend quality time checking out hot girls from other schools that are in running events.
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Any word or phrase can be used as a prefix for -field (Ex: gayfield, sharkfield, fuckfacemotherfuck'nfield, bellerfield, stonedfield). Usually a specific characteristic of a noun is used to make up a -field. One can use a physical feature, clothing, quote, action, nickname, etc to create a new -field. Originated in Cincinnati, OH when bellerfield said gayfield.
Dude drops his burrito all over the floor. Dude is Spillfield (Spill -field).
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an area for growin weed
what up bruv,come get stoned with me in my field
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To handle or take care of
The lawyer fielded the press's questions skillfully, giving away no more information than he wanted to.
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A large clearing or open space.
I ran around in the field.
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see the field school or field school
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Youth-driven MTV and tradition-bound Broadway may seem like strange bedfellows.
But the television showcase MTV is about to give "American Idiot" is almost sure to boost the profile of Green Day's Broadway tuner, particularly among young auds that are a core demo for the show.
MTV will air a behind-the-scenes special about "American Idiot," "Green Day Rocks Broadway," beginning April 16, just ahead of the previewing production's April 20 opening night at the St. James Theater.
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In 2009 my family adopted a child from Russia. All of our friends wanted to know how a single income family was able to save for a debt-free adoption. We are now adopting twin girls from Uganda. This blog is how God has grown our family.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
How to Make Laundry Detergent
Most of you might think this is crazy and thats okay. I hope your opinion of that changes when you see the savings a family can have. The average cost for one load of laundry detergent by leading brands is $0.40 to $0.50 a load. The average family household does 400 loads a year. That is a cost between $160 and $200 a year. The recipe I use makes enough laundry detergent for 680 loads in a front loading washer. It will last us approximately 18 months. The best part about this detergent is that one batch of 680 loads cost a whole $2.00. Most families spend around $240 to $300 for 18 months of laundry detergent; my family spends $2.00. Store bought laundry detergent is mostly water so why pay so much for it.
I know you must be thinking does it really work? Is that possible? Yes, it does. I hope most of my close family friends will vouch for me on this but we don't smell and our clothes our clean (please feel free to comment if you feel differently.) It doesn't take a degree in chemistry to make. I bet if you can make jello you can make your own laundry detergent.
You will need a large 5 gallon bucket to make it in and store. You will need a dispenser, I have a laundry detergent bottle from a leading brand that has a spout on it. I keep this full in my laundry room for easy access.
The ingredients are: 1 bar of soap (preferably one without dyes or perfumes; I use Ivory)
1 cup of Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda (don't use any type of substitute, I find this at Kroger)
1/2 cup of Borax
You are going to grate the bar of soap. I have been very successful using the grating plate on my food processor. Add this to a medium size sauce pan filled with water on medium heat, stirring continuously until all the soap is dissolved. Fill the 5 gallon bucket approximately half full with hot tap water. Add the melted soap, washing soda, and borax. Stir until it is all dissolved. Then fill the bucket to the top with more hot tap water. Let this sit undisturbed for 24 hours. During this time the process of saponification will occur; the process of soap making. The mixture will turn into a slimy gel. If you would like you can add essential oils to scent the detergent at this point, I use a scented fabric softener. When you get ready to use the soap you will need to give it a good stir or shake before each use. Fill your dispenser with half water and half soap. For front loading washers use 1/4 cup. For top loading machines use 5/8 a cup.
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We use homemade laundry detergent too! Our recipe is a lot less Washing Soad and a little less on the Borox side, but I'm not always satisfied with the results, so maybe I need to just add more Borox & washing soda!ReplyDelete
The savings are definitely huge here! What a great way to bless your family!
I have a HE washer -- would this be ok, you think? Also, I use the "free & clear" detergents to avoid the dyes and perfumes, so your recipe should be ok too, then?ReplyDelete
Our family has been very satisfied with the recipe. Give it a try and let me know how it works out.ReplyDelete
Yes Tasha, I have an HE washing machine. The amounts to use for a front loading machine will work for an HE machine. I started using this because I liked the free and clear detergents but found them expensive. As long as you use a bar of soap that doesn't have dyes or perfumes in it, the laundry detergent will be free and clear.ReplyDelete
i've loved reading about your adoption journey. it's true that if God calls us, He will equip us. your story of saving money for your precious little one is proof of that!ReplyDelete
I'll personally attest that Holly's family's clothes are clean!! We use this detergent too, thanks to Holly; and I'm thrilled with the results. We have 3 out of 4 kids living at home, and it saves us a lot of money, which I would rather spend on food!ReplyDelete
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where do you find the oils to make it have a scent? How much do you put in the 5 gallons? If you use the scented fabric softener how much do you put in?ReplyDelete


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Organizers of Bike to Work Day in Weld County have focused this year on reaching out to employers in the hopes that they, too, can inspire residents to dig in their garages and dust off their bicycles this summer.
From 6-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, local agencies will be at eight stops in Greeley, two in Evans and one in Windsor with prizes and free breakfast to lure employees into riding their bikes to work. Wendy Polulech, coordinator for the event and a wellness specialist at North Colorado Medical Center, said company-based bike to work competitions and other incentives for healthy living are picking up steam.
In offices with the city of Greeley, departments have been competing against each other to log the most miles on their bikes, said Sarah Boyd, a park planner with the city who sits on Greeley's bicycle advisory committee. The winning department will qualify for drawings for tickets to events at the Union Colony Civic Center, a paid day off and various kinds of bike gear, she said.
The Make Today Count Campaign, organized through the North Colorado Health Alliance, aims to get all Weld County residents participating in a daily log of exercise and eating. Those who participate could win $100 and $50 gift cards to Amazon.com in weekly and monthly competitions or in drawings, said Carlee Rosen, the campaign's coordinator.
Rosen said the campaign is reaching out to larger employers in the area, such as JBS USA and State Farm Insurance, to get the word out to their employees about the campaign.
Polulech said NCMC's parent company, Banner Health, has also done some quarterly drawings for bike riding and car pooling that should hopefully come to the hospital soon. Especially with prizes like a paid day off, she said businesses hold a great deal of potential to motivate healthy lifestyles.
"We would like to help be the catalyst to get more companies to do this," Polulech said.
Since she began helping with Bike to Work day about six years ago, Polulech said she has seen a steady average of 400 people show up to the event. Greeley's recent recognition for being a bike friendly community and the launch of greeleybikes.com, which includes maps of bike routes, should help this year, Polulech said. Coupled with efforts from businesses in the area, she said she's hoping this year will show an increase in attendance.
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Free fun for kids: Crow Collection After Dark, Fancy Nancy, Critterman, Princess Penelope & more
I found lots of great free fun for the kids this week! There's a a Year of the Dragon party at the Crow Collection of Asian Art (tonight!), Fancy Nancy parties at all Michaels stores, Critterman at Bookmarks at NorthPark Center, Princess Penelope and her dragon puppet at Half Price Books and a teen fiction fest with a Twilight twist at the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Park in Dallas. I've got all the details in my Family Fun Free Fun column here.


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...I didnt like the vase out of the box but after a nice soapy wash and a spot light behind it im quite taken with it. so it might stay for a while!! Im trying to amass a collection cheaply this was my most expensive peice by a long shot so far, im getting pieces from all over the place but i guess thats the way it goes you dont just go out and find pieces by daum,tiffany, in charity shops that know one wants anymore, but i guess thats the fun in this hobby you just never know whats going too turn up..good hunting all
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LISBON - Village Council has yet to make a decision on resolving complaints left over from the West Chestnut Street storm sewer project.
Council decided at its Nov. 19 meeting to withhold final payment to the contractor and project engineer until the last several issues raised by two residents were resolved to the village's satisfaction.
Although several council members toured the Persic property on West Chestnut and Day property on Cedar Street in early December, the issues apparently remain unresolved. The issue was on the agenda at this week's council meeting but no discussion occurred, nor was any action taken.
Also on the agenda was the status of proposed legislation requiring the village be notified when a foreclosed property has been sold in Lisbon and identifying the owner as a way to keep track of abandoned properties, and legislation repealing the village law banning Sunday sales of alcohol by village restaurants.
There was no updates on the legislation because village solicitor Virginia Barborak was absent due to an ill child.
In other action, council voted to pay $940 to John Thoman of Sherman Street after the sewer line to his house was crushed by a catch basin installed by the village over the line as part of improvements made to the street several years ago.
The home had been vacant until Thoman moved in four months ago and discovered the line had been crushed. The $940 represents what he spent to have the line repaired by an excavator.
"If we created the problem, we should fix it," said Council President Roger Gallo.
Ray Perrino of Willowbrook Sand & Gravel, state Route 154, asked council for permission to replace an old house trailer with a newer one on property he recently purchased next to his business. Perrino said he has problems with thieves at his business, and he would like for an employee to live in the house trailer and keep an eye on the property.
Chery Mills, zoning board secretary, said the area along Route 154 is now zoned highway business, which prohibits new residential housing in any form.
"We cannot allow that because it's in a business district," she said.
Perrino was told he would be allowed to move an office trailer onto the property, but no one could live there. Mills said the property would also have to be built up to meet the new flood plain requirements.
Mills also pointed out the house trailer currently on the property is on the list of properties to be demolished by the village using state funds available through Columbiana County commissioners.
Perrino indicated he would consider his options before deciding what to do with the property.


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Composite column - Calculation examples
Bzdawka, Karol
Publication type: Laitosraportti - TUT Publication series
Issue date: 2010
Citation: Bzdawka, Karol 2010. Composite column - Calculation examples. Tampere University of Technology. Department of Civil Engineering. Research Report 147 Tampere. 54 p.
Pages: 54 p
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University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Rakennetun ympäristön tiedekunta – Faculty of Built Environment
Department: Rakennustekniikan laitos
Composite columns are often used in structures due to the ease and speed of erection, and high performance in fire situation. Concrete filled tubes are steel tubes that are in site filled with reinforced concrete. In normal situation column works as composite while in fire situation majority of the load is carried by the reinforced concrete core. There are numerous publications about this type of columns but all of them use very simplified methods. Especially regarding the calculation of the neutral axis of circular columns. Also the shear resistance of the column is often omitted. The reason for this document is to present the calculation of concrete-filled tubes in details. Also to investigate the influence of the bars arrangement in circular columns on their bending resistance. Calculations have been carried for ambient and fire temperatures. This report includes calculation examples and results in different design situations, for a number of various column cross-sections.
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Comparative Histories of Professional Education: Osler, Langdell, and the Atelier
Richard K. Neumann Jr.
Hofstra University - School of Law
March 5, 2012
Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-10
Almost simultaneously in the late nineteenth century, medicine, law, and architecture entered the university as subjects of serious study. But they entered in different ways and on different terms. This article traces the parallel histories of the casebook classroom, the teaching hospital, and the architectural design studio. The comparison shows how and why legal education diverged from norms being established in the other two fields. The divergence left legal education stronger within universities than it otherwise might have been, but it also left it relatively insulated from its own profession and vulnerable to later discontent.
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An incredibly talented singer/songwriter from Timmins, Ontario. LIGHTS Poxleitner was recognized for rad her synth- pop skills with a Juno award for the song Drive My Soul. Also known for her artistic abilities (especially drawing comics), LIGHTS does all of the artwork for her albums.
Sometimes referred to as the female equivalent of Owl City, this talented young woman's success was launched on MySpace. Common hobbies include: playing WoW, hanging out with her tarantula Lance, making vlogs, and being made of awesome.
Sometimes referred to as the female equivalent of Owl City, this talented young woman's success was launched on MySpace. Common hobbies include: playing WoW, hanging out with her tarantula Lance, making vlogs, and being made of awesome.
girl 1: I just went to the LIGHTS concert - she sounds amazing live!
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girl 2: epiq, in fact.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Really bright stuff.
"Shit, look at all that whiteness"
"Yep, that's light"
"Yep, that's light"
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Light can be used to describe many things, like a person's personality, overall goodness, or as a state of mind. Light is what exists, what will exist and what always has existed, and nothing can change that no mater how hard someone tries. People can try to remove the light from their being, but none can trully do it. No matter how dark a person's outwardly appearence, the light will always be there deep within that persons very soul. Shrouded be darkness, it will still shine bright, waiting for it's time to rise again. For the truth is that darkness cannot exist without light. They are like two sides of a coin, coexisting with one another. Sure one side may overpower the other at times, but that side cannot be completely consumed. So can be said for the human heart... no matter how much a person grieves and hurts, and no matter how empty that persons life feels, the light will still remain, deep within that persons heart as hope, and will wait in patience until it is called uppon to return to the surface.
When the light returns, all of those feelings of pain and anguish will be replaced with feelings of joy and remorse. That persons life will once again be filled with the happiness he felt long ago.
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Not difficult, facile
That math test was mad light.
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Lights - A scene chick people like cuz shes hot but also talented. Electro-Pop Music.
Damn Lights - that salad tosser got spiderman & strawberry shortcaked last night!
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There are five kinds of lights, according to hip-hop artist Kanye West. They are: cop lights, flash lights, spot lights, strobe lights, and street lights.
Person 1: I need y'all to see this...can you turn on all of the lights?
Person 2: Almost. Unfortunately, I forgot my spot lights.
Person 2: Almost. Unfortunately, I forgot my spot lights.
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easy; short for "light-work"
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3rd United Nations Sports Youth Camp kicks off in Switzerland25 September 2012
Macolin/Geneva (UNOSDP) – Today kicked off the 3rd edition of the 'UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp' (YLC), an eleven-day gathering aiming at supporting deserving young community workers with basic education levels and limited resources by providing them with access to training on how sport can be better used to effect positive change in their communities. This edition is taking place at the Swiss Federal Office of Sport (FOSPO) in Macolin/Magglingen, Switzerland, with 26 participants (16 females and 10 males, aged 18-25) hailing from 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa* and the Palestinian Territories.
"Helping young people help themselves"
"I am really excited to be here," says 25-year old Harun Maina, one of the 3 selected participants from Kenya. "I am looking forward to learning from our instructors here, of course, but also from all my fellow participants from the entire African continent and from the Palestinian territories". Since the Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup tournament in March 2012, Harun has been working for the Zeitz Foundation, coaching youth football teams at the Nanyuki Sportiff club, in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.
Wilfried Lemke, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, is present in Macolin to welcome the participants. "With this camp, we help young people help themselves," he said. He continued: "They know better than anyone else what their needs and the needs of their communities are. What we do is to give them the skills, tools and confidence they need to fulfil their potential in a way that works for them and the people around them."
The 3rd event of its kind
The YLC initiative was launched in January 2012 by the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), in collaboration with the international NGO Right To Play. This camp is the third of its kind, with the first two having taken place in Doha, Qatar, in January and Hennef, Germany, in June. The present edition will conclude on 5 October.
The eleven-day camp looks at a different theme every day, covering issues such as women's and girls' empowerment, inclusion of persons with disabilities, health, peace and conflict prevention, project management, etc., all explored through the prism of sport. This curriculum is meant to allow the participants be able to apply their learning to real-life situations in their communities. A team of experts and experienced practitioners are responsible for the training.
A strong team of partners and experts
The project is made possible through the support of the host of this 3rd camp, the Swiss Federal Office of Sport (FOSPO) and of a large group of partners which includes the International Paralympic Committee, the International Judo and Table Tennis Federations, the German development agency GIZ, FC Basel and their partner the Scort Foundation, the NGO Boxgirls International and the sportswear company 361 Degrees International.
"As the Swiss Federal Agency of Sport and National Sports Training Centre, we are delighted to host the third UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp in Macolin. We are glad to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace," said Matthias Remund, the Director of OFSPO.
A new YLC partner: the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Last week, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), pledged their support to the YLC initiative. On the occasion of their World Congress in Anaheim, USA, and the participation of Mr. Lemke in the event, FIVB agreed to send certified volleyball coaches to future editions of the camp. In November 2011, the Federation signed a partnership with the United Nations for the promotion of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
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* The participants are coming from Benin, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, the Palestinian Occupied Territories, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
More information about the UNOSDP YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP is available at www.un.org/sport, as well as on Twitter (#YLC2012) and Facebook (@unosdp).
Photographs will be available shortly at www.flickr.com/unosdp. High resolution images (free of rights) can be requested by emailing email@example.com.
On-site visits can be arranged upon request via email@example.com. One-on-one interviews with Wilfried Lemke, UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, can also be arranged upon request via email@example.com. Mr. Lemke will be available on-site for interviews on 3 October. All requests will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis.
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April 3, 1944 – April 29, 2013
Anthony V. Fasanello Sr., an attendance officer for the Buffalo Board of Education, died Monday in his Clarence home. He was 69.
He was born in Buffalo and lived in the area his entire life.
Mr. Fasanello earned a bachelor's degree at Canisius College and a master's in education at the University at Buffalo. He worked as an attendance officer from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. He received the Attendance Teacher of the Year Award in 1997.
Mr. Fasanello was a captain and military band drummer in ROTC. He also was a member of the Canisius College DiGamma Honor Society, the Buffalo Attendance Teachers Association, and the Buffalo School Masters Association.
He was an accomplished drummer and artist, and played in a jazz band.
Survivors include his wife, the former Madeline Barone; two sons, Antonio Jr. and Dr. Joseph; two daughters, Victoria Greene and Monica Johnson; a sister, Claudette Lauria; and a brother, Sebastian.
Prayers will be said at 8:15 a.m. Saturday in Amigone Funeral Home, 5200 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 in St. Benedict Catholic Church, 1317 Eggert Road at Main Street, Eggertsville.


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Both Tyrone and Hollidaysburg were 0-3 going into Saturday night's match. Both are dealing with injuries. Both needed a win badly.
So, it's only fitting that Hollidaysburg's 42-34 win didn't come easy.
In fact, the last half of a tightly-contested dual meet was kind of confusing.
The confusion came before 120 pounds, with Hollidaysburg holding a 30-22 lead with four weights to go.
Tyrone coach Blair Packer and Hollidaysburg assistant coach Mitch Johns, along with the referee and scorekeepers, debated at the scorer's table about who should have to send their wrestler out first at 120. It was finally decided, because of the pre-match disk flip, that the Golden Tigers had to send out a wrestler.
Hollidaysburg coach Mike Moore sent out Darren Bowser, who won by forfeit. Tyrone's Parker Alley moved up to 126 and won by forfeit, leaving the Tigers with a 36-28 lead. Both teams got pins in the last two weights to set the final score.
"It wouldn't have mattered there at 120 what they were going to do. We were going to send out at 120," Moore said. "With the confusion, I was just waiting to see what was going on myself."
"It really didn't make a difference," Packer said.
One of the key bouts that did make a difference came early, at 152, after Tyrone's Jason Schopp rang up a 14-0 major decision of Colton Walls with his deadly tilt.
There were four lead changes in the 152-pound bout between Hollidaysburg's Matt Young and Tyrone's Phoenix Farias. The last one was the decisive one. Farias led, 9-8, but Young took him down to his back and pinned him in 4:47.
It was only the second pin of the season for Young, who attends Bishop Guilfoyle but wrestled in Delaware when he was younger.
"That was a big pin," Moore said. "When he moved here, he didn't have the opportunity to wrestle, and he's just getting back into it his senior year. It was great to see him get a win tonight."
"Our kid at 152 was in the match, and he just got caught," Packer said. "It turned in to be a six-point match."
At 160, Tyrone's Jacob Damon earned his first win, 5-2, over Calob Walls, thanks to two takedowns and an escape.
"I think he did a nice job out there. He's coming along," Packer said. "He's getting stronger every week
After Tiger 170-pounder Noah Worley won by forfeit, his teammate, sophomore Braden Curry, came up big at 182, when he took a 3-2 lead over Darren Reese with a reversal in the second period, put Reese on his back and pinned him in 3:23.
Packer moved Jared Beckwith (12-0) up to 220, where he received a forfeit, and sent Ricky Reader out at 195, where he found himself down 3-2 in the third to Oeyvind Singstad. But Reader headlocked Singstad to his back for four points and a 6-3 win.
Hollidaysburg freshman 285-pounder Hunter Gill built a 10-2 lead on Dakota Walk before getting a fall with 3 seconds left in the bout.
"Wrestling at 285 is a tall task for a freshman," Moore said, "and he just gets after it from the start. It doesn't matter who he's wrestling."
Dalton Long's pin of Ty Snyder in 1:06 sealed the win for the Tigers.
The Tigers have been dealing with a lot of injuries, including concussions for star 113-pounder Damian Huff and 126-pounder Mark Kociola, so getting a win felt pretty good.
"Everybody talks about it being an individual sport, and it is," Moore said, "but when you're up there training in the room with your teammates, and you're not being successful teamwise, it certainly puts a negative spin toward some attitudes from time to time. So, to get a win is a big for us."
145-Schopp, T, maj. dec. Co. Walls, 14-0; 152-Young, H, pinned Farias, 4:47; 160-Damon, T, dec. Ca. Walls, 5-2; 170-Worley, H, won by forfeit; 182-Curry, H, pinned Reese, 3:23; 195-Reader, T, dec. Singstad, 6-3; 220-Beckwith, T, won by forfeit.
285-Gill, H, pinned Walk, 5:57; 106-Barroner, H, won by forfeit; 113-C. Hunter, T, won by forfeit; 120-Bowser, H, won by forfeit; 126-Alley, T, won by forfeit; 132-Long, H, pinned Snyder, 1:06; 138-Hunter, T, pinned Hagg, 1:19.
Records: Tyrone (0-4); Hollidaysburg (1-3).


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VOSESA has conducted a cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study focused on the form and extent of civic service programmes in these countries.
Its aim was to document and analyse civic service and volunteering, and to examine the implications for social development policy and practice in a regional context.


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than half of the new stores next year will
be located outside of the United States, according to Apple,
which needs to bolster its international presence. A further
international expansion will help convince consumers to visit Apple
stores to see the company's various products and services in
Specifically, Apple will open new locations in London
and Paris, with at least two stores already planned for Shanghai.
After launching its first stores in 2001, Apple has seen continued
success built around its trendy stores -- analysts predict Apple had
almost 46 million visitors to its stores worldwide during the month
of September.
Apple currently has stores in the U.S. from San
Francisco to New York City, and now must deal with increased
competition from Microsoft entering the retail space.
Microsoft's California location in Mission Viejo competes directly
with an Apple store in the same retail location.
Cupertino-based company currently has 280 stores operating in 10
different countries. Apple's products are sold in Best Buy and
other brick and mortar locations, but Apple has been able to offer
customers one-on-one interaction when it comes to tech support and
future product purchases.
quote: they recently opened a crapple store in teh mall where i work. the mall is literally in between a best buy, and a future shop store across the street. they already sell crapple stuff.needless to say, the mall's crapple store is only visited by middle-aged women (they don't know any better), metrosexual "men" (they need macbooks so they can look extra gay while buying $5 coffee at starbucks), and emo kids who only go there to use the display machines to update their facebooks.if a bomb were to explode in that store it'd be good for the human gene pool.
quote: jealous of a crappy computer that is compatible with nothing and can't be upgraded? which reality do you live in?


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Two key factors lend credence to this point of view.
- First, the amount of effort - structure, rigor, and resources - to create, select, and air ads has increased significantly, at some of the more established players like Frito Lay.
- Second, intermediaries like MOFILM have grown in recent years, to enable implementation at companies that would like to leverage the power of consumer-created ads, but without making significant investments of their own.
Consider first the effort factor. A brief description of the platforms and processes deployed by Doritos and Pepsi Max to create the commercials that were aired during Super Bowl XLV follows:
- A dedicated website invited ad submissions from Doritos and Pepsi Max fans in the second half of 2010.
- Details regarding the prize money and the airing of the commercials were explained and presented on the landing page itself. Both Frito Lay and Pepsi recognized the power of prize money, and correctly so. The 2011 edition promised $25,000 to the five finalists for each brand, and airing of the commercial for the top 3 for each brand (a total of six).
- In addition, they also promised monetary incentives for winning the USA Today Ad Meter contest; $1 million to the winner, $600,000 for second place, $400,000 for third place, and an additional $1million to all three winners if the two sponsors swept the top 3 spots.
- All contest rules were clearly explained, including the format of the submissions, the number of submissions per person, and the submission deadline.
- Finally, judging criteria, selection of finalists, and voting procedures to determine which ads get aired were also painstakingly explained.
In short, the two sponsors approached the contest exactly as they would any other formal business process. Small-scale experiments, or novel indulgences, don't get this kind of management attention and/or support.
But, what if a company lacks, or is unwilling to invest in, a formal structure, resources, and/or knowledge to implement programs or contests for developing consumer-created ads? That's where organizations like MOFILM come in; co-creation intermediaries.
MOFILM offers a platform for the co-creation of video content. It helps large brands and social causes recruit the services of creative and passionate people from around the globe to create video and film content for a variety of applications and devices, including mobile devices. The company usually stages its global competitions to coincide with world-renowned international film festivals, like New York, Cannes Lions, and London Film Festival. The company carries the support of several marquee names from the world of cinema; heavyweights like Robert Redford and Spike Lee.
Even a cursory look at their clients - Axe, Lego, Hindustan Times, Persil, OMO, Haagen-Dazs, Nokia, Surf - reinforces the principal thesis of this blog. UGC has crossed the chasm and is not just the preserve of a few companies tinkering at the fringes. Consumer-created ads are core business practice at a large number of companies. And their numbers are growing every day.


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ATHENS, Ga.
When Oregon and Kansas State both went down, Aaron Murray whooped it up as much as any Georgia fan. He knew what that meant for the Bulldogs: a shot at the national championship.
�I�ve never screamed so much at the television and prayed so much in my life,� Georgia�s star quarterback said Tuesday. �It was definitely an exciting night. We were screaming, high-fiving, hugging, group hugs. It was a lot of fun.�
Funny thing, though. Outside of this state, hardly anyone is talking about the Southeastern Conference�s other title contender.
Instead, everyone is gushing about the possibility of two storied programs � Alabama and Notre Dame � playing for No. 1.
Georgia, it seems, is just an afterthought.
�We don�t mind being the underdogs,� Murray said. �We know what we have to do, and that�s win games. If we do that, we�ll be good to go.�
Indeed, while it may appear the third-ranked Bulldogs are trying to sneak in the back door, they have exactly the same path to the championship as the top-ranked Fighting Irish and second-ranked Crimson Tide.
Win out. Win it all.
For Georgia, it started with Saturday�s regular-season finale against state rival Georgia Tech (6-6). The Bulldogs have won 11 of 12 in the series and more than held up their end in a victory against the high-scoring Yellow Jackets. Still, coach Mark Richt worked hard to ensure his team doesn�t get caught looking ahead to the SEC championship game against Alabama the next week.
He went to some rather extreme measures to keep the one-game-at-a-time mentality. Richt refuses to even say whether he was watching last Saturday night when Kansas State got blown out by Baylor and Oregon lost in overtime to Stanford, allowing Georgia to jump to No. 3 in the BCS standings.
If anyone tries to bring up Alabama or the BCS, Richt won�t even respond.
�I had to hang up on my mom,� he said, only half-joking.
Richt insists there�s been no discussion with his staff about what might happen beyond the Georgia Tech game, and he said there�s no need to remind his players it�s business as usual.
�We meet every day to talk about how we�re going to handle the week � who we�re playing next, what kind of challenges they bring, what we�re going to do on a daily basis to get ready for them,� Richt said. �That�s all we do.�
After Saturday, the picture is even clearer.
Notre Dame (12-0) picked up a critical 22-13 victory against disappointing Southern Cal, and the Trojans were hampered further by the absence of star quarterback Matt Barkley. He didn�t play because of a sprained right shoulder, forcing the Trojans to give freshman Max Wittek his first career start. Alabama (11-1) opened as a 33-point pick over hapless Auburn, which is winless in the SEC and wrapping up its worst season in decades.
If all three favorites win, Notre Dame is assured of a spot in the Jan. 7 BCS championship game in Miami. The SEC title game between Alabama and Georgia (11-1) essentially would serve as a national semifinal.
Of course, nothing is assured in this sport.
Just ask Kansas State and Oregon.
�Not to get negative,� said Georgia linebacker Christian Robinson, pondering the idea of losing to the Yellow Jackets with so much on the line, �but it could be horrible. It could be everything we didn�t want this season to be about. People would pile on everything negative they could think about us.
�We have an opponent coming here that probably hates us more than any other opponent. And it�s probably mutual.�
It�s stunning that Georgia (11-1) had clawed its way into this position considering what happened Oct. 6.
The Bulldogs rolled into South Carolina for a crucial game between two unbeaten teams � and got blown out. They were behind 21-0 at the end of the first quarter and lost 35-7, scoring a meaningless touchdown in the closing minutes just to avoid a shutout.
According to STATS LLC, no team that has finished No. 1 in The Associated Press poll or claimed the Bowl Championship Series title with such a lopsided loss on its record. The worst defeat by a champion came in 1983, when Miami dropped its opener to Florida 28-3 but rebounded to win its last 11 games, including an upset of then-No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
Georgia dropped to No. 14 in the AP poll after the debacle in Columbia, which most thought was too far back to have any shot at No. 1. But the Bulldogs bounced back with five consecutive wins, most notably a 17-9 triumph over Florida, and kept climbing as one unbeaten team after another fell in defeat.
�After South Carolina, especially, we had to take a step back and realize that we can control our future,� tight end Arthur Lynch said. �We haven�t looked ahead.�
Now, even though the Bulldogs are one of just three teams that controls its own destiny, they�re not breaking from the philosophy that has served them well.
So this week, it was all about Georgia Tech.
�No matter what the records are, or what�s happening, nothing changes the fact that if we lose to them, it�s a living hell for the next 365 days,� Lynch said. �It�s what fuels me and gets me motivated. If you�re not motivated for this game, you probably shouldn�t come to Georgia. You always have to beat Tech.�
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The 3,300 m high Corvatsch is one of Switzerland's highest skiing mountains. Its snow-sure northern slopes are home to an exciting network of varied pistes of all degrees of difficulty. Most prestigious of all is the almost 9 km route on the highly demanding Hahnensee piste. Starting at the top station for the Giand'Alva chairlift it ends up in the valley below in St. Moritz Bad. Insiders consider the Bergrestaurant Hahnensee with its wonderful views to be an indispensable stopover.
Starting point: Giand Alva (2643 m a.s.l.)
Starting point: Giand Alva (2643 m a.s.l.)
Accessibility of starting point: chairlift
Destination: St.Moritz Bad (1772 m a.s.l.)
Length: 9 km
Altitude difference: 871 Meter
Level of difficulty: very difficult (normal slope)
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A 23-year-old Texas woman is dead as a result of a skiing accident in southern New Mexico.
Lincoln County Sheriff Robert Shepperd says 23-year-old Jackueline Caballero died Saturday afternoon when she lost control and struck a tree while on an intermediate slope at Ski Apache near Ruidoso.
Shepperd says the state medical investigator will determine the exact cause of death.
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Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh is best known for her work with Irish super-group Danú - recent recipients of the BBC Folk Music award for Best Band and a group considered by many to be the most significant new traditional band in Ireland. This exciting and eclectic 12-track collection...more
Star quality is a rare phenomenon -- a bewitching magnetism impossible to define, yet when present, we recognize it instantly. Singer and traditional musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh possesses that level of magic, mesmerizing audiences world-wide since she joined forces with scintillating Irish music ambassadors Danú in 2003.
The Cork Evening Echo's Paul Dromey hailed Muireann as "a real find," and the Danú albums which feature her -- The Road Less Travelled (2003) and When All Is Said And Done (2005) -- drew lavish praise from critics in Ireland and beyond. "An accomplished vocal talent in both Gaelic and English, her singing has a rich fluent quality," said John O'Regan of Irish Music Magazine. Reviewing Danú in concert for The Irish Times, Siobhán Long singled out "the balance Nic Amhlaoibh achieves, armed with one of the earthiest and most distinctive voices, not just in traditional circles, but anywhere."
March 14th marks the US release of Daybreak: Fáinne An Lae, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh's enchanting debut solo album on Compass Records. This exciting and eclectic 12-track collection showcases Muireann's sparkling vocal talent, along with her consummate artistry on both flute and whistle. Most of all, it casts light on her intuitive ability to research and tastefully select from both the traditional and contemporary music repertory, re-interpreting and delivering her chosen songs and tunes with heart-warming eloquence.
Contemporary compositions from Richard Thompson ("Persuasion") and Gerry O'Beirne ("Western Highway" and "Isle of Malachy") flow seamlessly into traditional songs such as "Free and Easy" (learned from the singing of Róisín White), "Slán le Máigh", "The Emigrant's Farewell," "An Spealadóir," "Banks of the Nile," the lovely lullaby "Seoithín Seothó," and a heartfelt rendition of "The Parting Glass." Muireann's flair as a traditional instrumentalist is showcased on two sets of tunes.
Musicians making guest appearances on Daybreak include Danú colleagues Oisín McAuley and Eamon Doorley; guitarists Gerry O'Beirne, John Doyle, Tony Byrne, and Shane McGowan; Scottish singer Julie Fowlis; and percussionist Billy Mag Flohinn.
A native Irish speaker, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh spent her formative years steeped in the music, song, and culture of the West Kerry Gaeltacht, where her fiddle-playing father Feargal was a major early influence. As a Fine Arts student in Dublin, and later Limerick (she holds an M.A. in Traditional Music Performance from the University of Limerick), she was a familiar and sought-after participant on the traditional music session circuit there. Now a regular contributor to television and radio programmes at home and abroad, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh was featured prominently in the recent "Highland Sessions" BBC television series, which celebrated the best of Irish and Scottish traditional music and song.
Self-produced, Daybreak is an engaging and expressive debut, crystalline in clarity and dazzlingly beautiful from beginning to end. Even amidst the current widespread renaissance in traditional Irish music, the work of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh shines out like a beacon. Her approach to her craft is thorough, fashioned from sterling technique and a comprehensive understanding of the music's roots.


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Whether you work in discovery, preclinical, or clinical research, your results are only as meaningful as the quality of the collected samples. Even today, many biological specimens are placed in ice buckets, "a cooling method from the Middle Ages," says Rolf Ehrhardt, Ph.D., M.D., CEO at BioCision. His company designs, manufactures, and markets modular benchtop tools that cool or freeze biomedical samples at a uniform temperature.
While working as a scientist at several biotech companies and the NIH, Dr. Ehrhardt was frustrated by the lack of standardization in collecting, handling, and storing samples. He found that the methods for cooling and freezing vary from sample to sample, researcher to researcher, and clinic to clinic. So, three years ago, he started BioCision to improve these common, yet overlooked, sample-handling procedures. Collaborations with biomedical engineers led to the company's adaptive thermal-conductive alloy technology platform.
"To improve sample handling in the biomedical field, we apply precision engineering," says Dr. Ehrhardt.
BioCision's first products were made from a novel aluminum alloy that is 300 times more conductive than ice and adapts rapidly to the temperature of any freezing or cooling medium. The CoolRack™ line includes thermal conductive racks that hold tube or plate samples of different sizes to standardize temperature control right at the benchtop.
CoolRacks are portable, versatile, and can be used with ice, dry ice, liquid nitrogen, water bath, or heat block. Regardless of the well position, each sample is kept at the same temperature. CoolRacks can be moved from ice to water bath simultaneously, and the temperature shift stays constant for all samples.
Temperature differentials of several degrees occur between samples stored in ice buckets. In CoolRacks, the temperature is very even. "This is important biologically and clinically for temperature labile biomarkers," says Dr. Ehrhardt. CoolRacks are ideal for medium to large collaborations and multisite clinical trials to insure that all samples are frozen or cooled identically. Users can only insert samples in one way, eliminating variations and errors.
"Patients samples can be worth tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the drug being tested and the cost of recruiting patients."
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There's a 50-50 chance for a farm bill in 2012
There's a 50-50 chance for a farm bill in 2012
Former Washington legislative staffers told those attending IDFA's Dairy Forum that we may see a new farm bill before the fall election. If not passed before May, it likely would not occur until 2013.
look like and if it would be passed this year.
Shown are (left to right): Ed Barron, Kelly Rucker Bingel, Andrew Novakovic, Bill O'Conner, and Jerry Slominski.
Many political pundits believe there are slim odds of passing a 2012 Farm Bill even though it expires in September. However, Bill O'Conner and Ed Barron disagree. The pair, both long-time Washington, D.C., insiders with valued opinions on agricultural topics, see a shorter timeline ahead.
O'Conner once served as former chief of staff for the House Agriculture Committee while Barron held a similar position in the U.S. Senate. Both told those attending the International Dairy Foods Association's (IDFA) Dairy Forum, in La Quinta, Calif., that they believe a new bill could be passed before the fall elections.
"The House will be desperate to get it done. The question is whether you can get a bill through the Senate," said O'Conner, noting that the Senate is where "bills go to die."
Over half the members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are either chairmen of committees, ranking members, or in the Senate leadership, noted Barron. "In the end, they magically get things done," he said.
"There is slightly over a 50 percent chance that a farm bill will get done before the fall elections," suggested Barron. "The Ag Committee was the only group able to provide anything to the Supercommittee (Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction)," stated Barron. "That may be another reason we get a farm bill this year."
The last farm bill?
Some pundits have suggested this could be the last farm bill. O'Conner, now a senior agriculture policy advisor for McLeod, Watkinson and Miller, doesn't believe so. However, passing future farm bills will not be easy.
"Farm bills are under more scrutiny and attack," he said. "That is why there was a push to get it passed through the Supercommittee."
In the past, there has been a strong urban-rural coalition that passed farm bills because the major spending portion included nutrition programs, formerly known as food stamps and now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
"That urban-rural coalition is not as strong," noted O'Conner when comparing it to the past. "Some urban legislators are beginning to think they don't need rural legislators to pass food stamp (SNAP) measures.
As for coalitions that might pass a new farm bill, Barron suggested that it would take a group of Republican and Democratic representatives. That is why a Democrat, such as ranking Ag Committee member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), is now a player even though his party is in the minority.
"Even though the House is controlled by Republicans, the Democrats are very important," says Barron. "There are some Republicans who only support deficit reduction, and they will not vote for the farm bill. That means Democratic support and votes are needed to pass it," said Barron, who now works at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in government affairs.
Just what dairy's portion will look like remains to be seen. However, dairy is only a small portion of the farm bill. It accounted for one-tenth of one percent of the last package. "That is about $750 million in spending over 10 years on dairy," says Barron. "In comparison, there is $70 billion spent on food stamps (SNAP) each year."
Another panelist, Andrew Novakovic, chairman of the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee, believes dairy isn't the most controversial portion of the farm bill. "Conservation and food stamps (SNAP) will be larger issues," he said.
As for the Dairy Security Act (DSA), Novakovic told attendees what legislators might perceive as formal stands for or against the proposed legislation.
"Currently, you are either for or against Representative Peterson's bill (DSA). If you are against the DSA, legislators will think you must be for the status quo since there is no alternative," Novakovic told the group of processors. "I'd suggest if you are against Peterson's bill, then come up with another proposal."
Connie Tipton, IDFA's chief executive officer, told attendees, "Whatever work we do on the farm bill will be worth it, whether the bill gets passed in 2012 or 2013."
Volatility to persist
During IDFA's earlier market outlook session, two international dairy market experts discussed the export markets and prices with the nearly 900 conference attendees. Both predicted dairy could have great times ahead, but the road will not always be smooth.
"To date, the U.S. dairy market and its position in the export market has been similar to the sixth man in basketball," says Phil Plourd, president of Blimling and Associates, Inc. "We make significant contributions and even start from time to time. However, we still are not one of the main players," says Plourd. "The U.S. is growing its base. However, we need to get our heads around the fact that future export growth is not assured," says Plourd.
"There is indeed room for growth in the U.S. dairy export business," suggests Tim Hunt, global dairy strategist with Rabobank. "New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter, is slowing. Land prices continue to rise, and returns on raising sheep are heading up," says Hunt. "We don't believe New Zealand will have 5 percent growth in milk long term. We can expect 2 to 3 percent growth to become the norm," says Hunt.
The developed dairy world can be a long-term supplier to other regions. High-production dairy areas have good climates and resources to produce milk. "Also, 18 of the world's largest 20 dairy processing companies are found in the developed dairy world," says Hunt.
Consumer demand also should continue to grow. "Global dairy consumption should grow 2.4 percent on an annual rate," says Rabobank's Hunt. "We expect that growth to be unbalanced. Overwhelmingly, emerging market countries will be the larger share of dairy growth," says Hunt.
Focus on export markets
China, India, and other export markets also were a major focus of the Dairy Forum agenda. Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang, authors of the book, "Getting China and India Right," spoke specifically about those markets.
"Emerging economies will account for 78 percent of the growth from 2010 to 2025," said Wang, suggesting China and India will be major players.
In a later presentation, Rabobank's Hunt noted Americans eat more dairy products than Chinese and Indian citizens combined. Americans drink 180 pounds of milk and eat 8 pounds of butter and 37 pounds of cheese each year. Meanwhile, the Chinese consume 25 pounds of milk and 0.2 pound of butter compared to Indians at 85 pounds of milk and 6.5 pounds of butter.
China and India are growth markets. "The biggest drivers in the Chinese fluid market are lactic acid drinks," noted Hunt. "These drinks are not made entirely of milk. Also, milk formula is growing at 14 percent a year in China," he said. "Cheese remains an untapped market."
This article appears on page 75 of the February 10, 2012 issue of Hoard's Dairyman.


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Orchard Open Source CMS: the new CMS in town
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This is a recording from an MSDN Live Meeting broadcast from the Microsoft Belgium office on November 8, 2011.
Kris van Der Mast (ASP.NET MVP) runs you through the Orchard open source CMS. Get to know Orchard, a nice free ASP.NET MVC based CMS from the Microsoft stables unleashed to the community. It's Windows Azure ready out of the box, themeable and has a gallery with add-ons you can also construct yourself, this puppy is growing up fast.
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Kris van der Mast is an MVP since 2007, ASP Insider and moderator on the international ASP.NET forums. He's also a dedicated board member for the Belgian Windows Azure user group AZUG.
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4 Things 'Star Wars' Fans Need to Accept About George Lucas
#2. It Gives Us Something to Complain AboutLet's take a holistic look at the whole Star Wars experience:
Complaining about Star Wars isn't a bug, it's a feature. The Internet probably would have collapsed due to lack of interest around the year 2000 if people didn't have The Phantom Menace to bitch about. And in 2012, with the economy still struggling to regain its feet, we should be applauding Lucas and his addled authorial vision for his stimulating effects on the world's bitching industry.
"I'm an AARB-certified Master Complainer, and I've been out of a job since 2007 when the Revenge of the Sith hate petered out, and what are you going to do about that, Mr. Lucas?" -- thunderous applause, chants of "SUCK MORE, SUCK MORE, SUCK MORE"
But if I had one final word of advice for the complainers and bitchers rushing to the ramparts to battle these latest revisions, it would have to be "moderation," because lest we forget ...
#1. It's Just The Phantom MenaceCome on, fellas. It's The Phantom Menace we're talking about here. This one just isn't worth getting that worked up about. Save your real fury for when he puts an R2-D2 flying scene in the next Episode IV revision.
Because you know it's coming, and you know it will make your blood shit.
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Missing Deltona man believed to be found dead in Ga.
Published 5:56 PM EST Nov 29, 2012
A body found in a burned-out car in Savannah, Ga., may be that of a missing Deltona man.
The car has been identified as belonging to Dennis Seymour, but because of the condition of the body, deputies are waiting for medical records to confirm his identity.
The 71-year-old Seymour was last seen at his home Tuesday night after he left behind a suicide note.
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