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Depression Years: The Song Of DiscouragedFarmers
Michele Dykhuis
Junior High Division
"Money! I don't even know what it looks like anymore!"
These words came out of the mouth of a former resident,Mr. George Mayer. His mother, Mrs. G. K. Mayer, had written and told himabout conditions here in the Red River Valley, but in Nebraska, money wasn'teven circulating! Another item in his reply was the fact that for wageshe would be paid with perhaps a chicken or a sack of potatoes.
It sounds pretty bad, but "those were the breaks."Even now in 1975, we're in the midst of a recession, so bad times certainlyaren't locked in the past. But the good old days are always more interestingto fondle and reminisce about. So, now we will travel back into time andstudy some lifestyles of a few Red River Valley people after October 24,1929, or better known as, "Black Thursday."
First, let us visit Walt and Inez Clow, who, at the presenttime, reside in Humboldt, Minnesota. We might as well begin by telling everyoneabout prices.
Although wheat is now going up and down, I don't thinkit will ever get down 37 cents a bushel again. And, poor Walter, after payingfor labor, twine, and threshing, had only 75 cents left to make it throughthe winter.
"But farmers had animals and milk they could use!"said some. Yes, Walt and Inez had lots of dairy products, all right. Infact, their children were delighted in eating ice cream all winter.
These were the years for all time lows, as you can see.When Walt took two heifers for breeding purposes to his father, he soldeach of them for $8.00 or 1 cent per pound.
Speaking of cattle, Hindrek Dykhuis, my great grandfather,sold his for roughly 2 1/2 cents per pound. But even though he got a betterprice than Walter on cattle, he lost out on wheat: only 35 cents a bushel.They did have one thing in common: neither could get rid of his dairy products,but in Hindrek's case, it was butter.
During the depression, hired help was no problem. In fact,at one time it was only 15 cents an hour. What a minimum wage!
An interesting story my grandfather tells is about oneof his hired hands. This man was on the soup line in California all winter,but he still was clutching the ten dollar bill that my grandfather had givenhim for wages the summer before. He also told Grandfather that he didn'tcare open his mouth in California for fear that someone would kill him forthe gold fillings in his mouth!
The most essential items in farming are, of course, machineryand all types of vehicles. Simon Dykhuis, my grandfather, bought a Model"A" in 1930 for $545.00, and that included the tires, etc. A Minneapolis"Z" 3 bottom tractor and a 12 foot drill could be had for $1,335.00.Later, Simon kept the drill, and sold the tractor for $900.00. And a 3 bottomplow was bought for $155.00. (During these days of inflation don't theseprices sound heavenly?)
Now, let's travel to the home of Silas and Nellie Matthew.Silas will be 80 years old shortly and is a natural born historian. Thiscouple has been married for almost 57 years, and together are consideredto be one of the best sources in our part of the Valley. According to Silas,in 1930, wheat sold for 32 cents a bushel, oats for 6 cents, and barleyfor 7 cents. Sweet clover seed sold for 3 cents a bushel, but Silas waslucky and sold his for 5.
Moving to the livestock department, Clarence Iten and LeonardDiamond sold 20 pigs for 5 cents per pound, and if they weren't prime, theyonly got 3 cents. Napoleon LaRoque sold dressed hogs for $5.00 apiece. WalterCosley got a good horse--1,500 pounds, for $7.00 and a cow for $6.00. Thecow then had a heifer calf, so it was decided to sell the cow for $27.00.That's what you call managing your money!
Will Easter, who lived where Garth Symington does now,sold cattle for commission at South St. Paul. He brought cattle down thereand sold them at $12.00 to $15.00 for cows, and 15 dollars for bulls.
One little known fact is that a bread line was run in Hallock.According to Silas, a surplus truck often came in.
Silas and Nellie remember not only these laughable times,but bad times as well. A bleak moment was when World Credit knocked on theirdoor and took their farm, worth roughly $4,000.00. But when Floyd Olsontook office, Silas bought back his farm for $500.00 down! Silas wasn't theonly one hit hard, though. George W. Matthew had 17 quarter sections ofland, 44 head of horses, and sold International machinery and Model T'sboth in Orleans and Humboldt, Minnesota. He died without a penny to hisname.
The Bank of Humboldt was the only bank around that survivedthe depression. Many questions have been raised about this fact, but itstills stands that that bank was the only one left.
Now comes the Ladies Paragraph in this essay.
My grandmother had a cook stove which she cooked from thedepression on up to 1950. Her son complained that, "you got warmedup 5 times chopping wood, chop down the tree, haul it, unload it, chop itinto smaller pieces, then finally you burn it!"
Nellie Matthew was a great poultry woman. One year sheraised 700 chickens, 150 ducks and 18 geese. She sold each of these forabout 20 cents a pound. Her eggs she sold at 1 dollar for 12 dozen. (Inthose days they were less than a dime a dozen!) When she did go to the store,she never bought 5-10 pounds of anything, always 100!
Patching wasn't a fad then, it was an absolute necessity.Nellie said she patched Silas's underwear so many times that he looked likea crazy quilt!
Money? Well, we sure do know what it looks like now!
And what will I do if another depression sets in? Well,I think I'll go visit Walt and Inez, Sam and Muriel, and Silas and Nellie.If they did it once, they can do it again!
Dykhuis, Simon, Hallock, MN, Interview, January 15, 1975
Dykhuis, Muriel, Hallock, MN, Interview, January 15, 1975
Matthew, Nellie, Humboldt, MN, Interview, January 28, 1975
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Recipes for the Weekend
Take advantage of long lazy weekends and try these slow-cooked winter suppers from Great British Chefs
Picture courtesy of Great British Chefs
Nothing cheers up a cold, rainy November day like some proper homemade comfort food and, when it comes to stews and pies, the secret to perfection is slow-cooking. This weekend why not try your hand at braising with Dominic Chapman's slow-cooked duck leg with peas, lettuce, bacon and mint, Eric Chavot's daube du bouef and Paul Heathcote's braised beef in bitter beer with mushrooms and green peppercorn pie?
Dominic Chapman's slow-cooked duck leg with peas, lettuce, bacon and mint
This delicious slow-cooked duck leg recipe from Dominic Chapman is paired with peas, bacon and mint for a beautiful combination. Curing the duck will ensure the meat maintains a great flavour but will take some preparation, so plan ahead.
Serves 4
Cooking Time: 2 hours plus 24 hours curing
Slow-cooked duck
4 duck legs
100g of sea salt
3 sprigs of fresh thyme
4 bay leaves
1 head of garlic
1l of duck fat
To serve
500g of peas
2 baby gem lettuces
4 spring onions, finely sliced
80g of bacon, medium dice
20g of fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
20g of butter
1. To begin the slow-cooked duck, chop and bruise the garlic and place into a large bowl along with the thyme and bay. Mix with the salt, before adding the duck legs and combine again.
2. Transfer the duck and curing mix into an appropriate container or resealable bag and leave in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
3. Take the duck legs out from the salt, wash under cold water and pat dry with kitchen towel - the rinsing will ensure the duck is not too salty.
4. Put the legs into large pan and cover with the duck fat. Place on a medium heat and gently simmer. Reduce to a moderate heat and cook for 1 1/2 hours or until tender to touch.
5. Remove the pan from the heat, take the duck legs out of the fat and place onto a tray to cool. When chilled, get rid of the knuckle and trim the skin off the bottom of the drumstick. Lay on a baking tray, skin side down, until required.
6. For the pea, lettuce and bacon garnish, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Slice the baby gem lettuce in half and remove the majority of the root, ensuring the lettuce remains intact. Put the lettuce into the boiling water for 1 minute, remove and place into ice water.
7. In a large pan, fry the diced bacon on a medium heat until golden. Remove the bacon from the pan and keep in a warm place until required.
8. Turn up the heat, add the butter and a drop of water, stirring to emulsify in the pan. Add the lettuce and cook until just tender, but still green.
9. Next, add the peas, spring onions and return the bacon to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Drain off any excess liquid, season to taste and add the fresh mint to finish.
10. Heat the oven to 180˚C/gas mark 4 and cook the duck legs in for 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden and the skin is crisp.
11.Take the duck legs out from the oven. Lay on a bed of the hot peas, lettuce and bacon and plate immediately.
For more great recipes visit the Great British Chefs website
Picture courtesy of Great British Chefs
Eric Chavot's daube de boeuf
Any Virginia Woolf enthusiasts will be familiar with the French dish daube de boeuf. Served up by Mrs Ramsay to impress a guest in the book To The Lighthouse, it is suggested that the actual cook Marthe (the maid) took three days to prepare the dish! Luckily Eric Chavot prepares this delicious beef stew in just over three hours.
Serves: 4
Cooking time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Daube du bouef
1kg of beef featherblade
50g of plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
1l of full-bodied red wine
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
200g of button mushrooms
200g of pancetta, cut into lardons
1l of veal stock
8 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 garlic cloves
1/2 orange
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tbsp of butter
Salt to season
Black pepper to season
To serve
100g of carrots, roughly chopped
100g of onion, roughly chopped
100g of button mushrooms
100g of pancetta
1 tbsp of butter
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
1. Preheat the oven to 105°C/gas mark ¼
2. Dust the beef with the seasoned flour and season with salt and pepper.
3. Over a medium heat, add one tablespoon of oil to a pan, then add the beef and sear for a minute on each side until it is golden. Take the beef out of the pan and leave aside somewhere warm.
4. Pour half a glass of wine in the pan to let it deglaze, stir and then put to one side.
5. Add ½ tablespoon of butter and and ½ a tablespoon of oil to a pan over a medium heat. Add the carrots, garlic, onion and thyme to the pan once hot and allow to cook for approximately 15-20 minutes.
6. In a different pan, add the rest of the butter and oil and fry the button mushrooms and bacon lardons for 2 minutes. Then add this to the cooked vegetables and stir, removing any excess liquid from the pan.
7. Bring the rest of the red wine to the boil, carefully flambé to remove any alchohol.
8. In a braising pot, simmer the beef, wine, vegetables and orange. Cover with the lid and carefully put in to the oven, leave for two hours.
9. Once the beef has cooked, take out the meat and allow the sauce to pass through a sieve into a saucepan. On a high heat, boil the sauce until reduced by half, then add an equal amount of the veal stock. For 15 minutes, allow to reduce again on a high heat. It is ready when the sauce has a silky, smooth consistency.
10. Cut the braised beef in to four individual chunks. Place back in to the braising pot and cover with the sauce. Return to the oven for 15 minutes.
11. For serving the dish, cook the carrots and onions in half the oil and butter over a medium heat until soft. This should take 15 minutes.
12. In another pan, heat the remaining butter and oil and for two minutes, fry the pancetta and button mushrooms. Combine with the vegetables and once again, drain any liquid from the pan. Take out the beef from the oven and mix the vegetables, pancetta and mushrooms into the sauce. Serve straight away with creamy mash.
Recipe by Great British Chef. Visit their site for more delicious beef recipes.
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Paul Heathcote's braised beef in bitter beer, with mushrooms and green peppercorn pie
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Braised bitter beer beef
1.2kg of braising beef, chopped into 200g slices
sea salt to season
1 dash of vegetable oil
6 carrots, peeled
3 small onions, cut into halves
1 garlic clove
1 bay leaf
1 sprig of fresh thyme
10g of sugar
125ml of bottle of red wine
75ml of red wine vinegar
200ml of bitter beer
1.14l of Beef stock
1 tsp of cornflour
1 dash of gravy browning
1 handful of chives, chopped
Mushroom pies
24 button mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 shallot, finely diced
1 dash of vegetable oil
25g of butter
25g of plain flour
600ml of milk, hot
1 bay leaf
25g of green peppercorns
2 handfuls of parsley
sea salt to season
12 puff pastry, cut circles
1 egg
1. To make the braised beef, season with salt and brown the beef in oil in a pan until golden brown all over.
2. Add the halved onions and peeled carrots to the pan.
3. Add the sugar and allow the beef and vegetables to caramelise.
4. Take the meat and vegetables out of the pan and deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar followed by red wine.
5. Put the meat, vegetables and sprig of thyme back into the pan. Add the bitter beer next, bring the liquid to the boil before adding the stock. Cook this for about 1 ¾ hours at 160°C until very tender.
6. Take the beef, carrots and onions out carefully and set aside. Pass the remaining liquid through a sieve and boil in a pan until it reaches a sauce consistency. If necessary, add a few drops of corn flour to thicken, or gravy browning to colour.
7. To make the pie, fry off the button mushrooms in a few drops of oil until golden.
8. Add the shallots and stir for about 15 seconds until golden, then remove from the heat and scrape onto a plate. Set aside.
9. In a thick bottomed pan add the butter and leave to melt. Stir in the flour and make a roux base.
10. On a low heat, add the hot milk (making sure the bay leaf has been removed) incrementally, and stir in well each time.
11. Once all the milk has been incorporated, add the peppercorns, parsley and mushrooms and season with sea salt. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
12. Pour the mix into small pie dishes, place the puff pastry on top and make a small hole. Brush the pastry with egg wash and heat in an oven set to 160°C/gas mark 3 for 15 minutes.
Serve the beef with the onions and carrots, a little of the beer sauce and accompany with the mushroom pie. Garnish with a handful of chives.
Recipe courtesy of Great British Chefs. Visit their site for more delicious pie recipes.
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A California man drowned off the coast of Holden Beach last Friday, June 25.
According to Holden Beach Police Chief Wally Layne, Raymond Joseph Dracker, 55, of San Rafael, Calif., drowned Friday morning when his kayak was overtaken by waves in the Lockwood Folly Inlet off the east end of Holden Beach.
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An Ocean Isle Beach woman's stolen purse was recovered in Virginia, after the suspect was involved with a shootout with sheriff's deputies there.
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Team (one low net on par 5s, two on par 4s and three on par 3s): Cleveland, Riebesehl, Dan O'Connell and Ed Hennessey won at 24-under par.
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Chula Vista Fire Chief Dave Hanneman said Tuesday that Bolduc has been with the department for 18 years and currently works as a rig operator.
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According to an arrest warrant filed in court Thursday by Murrieta police Detective Andrew Dorcas, the victim said that she had been put to sleep with anesthesia for oral surgery in a medical office in Bonsall on Dec. 9.
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Bolduc is scheduled to appear again in court April 16 in Murrieta, said John Hall, spokesman for the Riverside District Attorney's Office. According to court records, Bolduc is prohibited from having contact with the victim.


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TITLE 26 > Subtitle F > CHAPTER 68 > Subchapter B > PART I > § 6703 :
"(b) Deficiency procedures not to apply
Subchapter B of chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures) shall not apply with respect to the assessment or collection of the penalties provided by sections 6700, 6701, and 6702. "
So, Congress wrote the law so that, unlike the collection of income tax, the penalties under sections 6700,6701 and 6702 do not require the same deficiency procedures.
The courts have upheld the ability of Congress to "enact legislation authorizing the Executive Branch to assess and collect taxes without prior administrative or judicial review so long as an adequate opportunity is afforded for a later judicial determination of liability."
See Kahn v. United States, 753 F.2d 1208, 1217-22 (3rd Cir.1985).
"Of course the fundamental requirement of due process is the opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner but the concept is flexible, calling for procedural protection as dictated by the particular circumstance. Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 481, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 2600, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972). In the tax context, the constitutionality of a scheme providing for only post-assessment judicial review is well-settled. Congress has long been empowered to enact legislation authorizing the Executive Branch to assess and collect taxes without prior administrative or judicial review so long as an adequate opportunity is afforded for a later judicial determination of liability. See, e.g., Bob Jones University v. Simon, 416 U.S. 725, 746-47, 94 S.Ct. 2038, 2050-51, 40 L.Ed.2d 496 (1974); Mitchell v. W.T. Grant Co., 416 U.S. 600, 611, 94 S.Ct. 1895, 1902, 40 L.Ed.2d 406 (1974); Bull v. United States, 295 U.S. 247, 259-260, 55 S.Ct. 695, 699-700, 79 L.Ed. 1421 (1935); Phillips v. Commissioner, 283 U.S. 589, 595, 51 S.Ct. 608, 611, 75 L.Ed. 1289 (1931). And, in considering prior due process objections to tax collection, the Supreme Court has shown special deference to the manner in which the IRS has collected the revenues of the government. "
See also Sisemore v. United States of America and Internal Revenue Service 797 F.2d 268
"The Courts have uniformly rejected plaintiffs' arguments attacking the constitutionality of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6702 and its requirement to pay the penalty-assessment without prior notice before judicial review becomes available. Hudson v. United States, 766 F.2d 1288, 1291-92 (9th Cir.1985); Jolly v. United States, 764 F.2d 642, 644-47 (9th Cir.1985); Wardell v. United States, 757 F.2d 203, 205 (8th Cir.1985) (per curiam); Anderson v. United States, 754 F.2d 1270, 1272 (5th Cir.1985) (per curiam); Kahn v. United States, 753 F.2d 1208, 1217-22 (3rd Cir.1985)."
It is possible to have a penalty and there to be zero income tax assessed on the taxpayer. The procedures required to assess and collect the penalty are different, according to law, than what is required to collect taxes.
§ 6321. Lien for taxes :
"If any person liable to pay any tax neglects or refuses to pay the same after demand, the amount (including any interest, additional amount, addition to tax, or assessable penalty, together with any costs that may accrue in addition thereto) shall be a lien in favor of the United States upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to such person. "
Please note that section 6321 refers to "assessable penalty" in order for the lien to arise by statute.
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Attorney General says no to raw milk sales from Grade "A" producers
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel released an opinion Friday that grade "A" milk producers cannot sell raw milk.
State lawmakers passed a bill this year that allows small farms to sell raw milk, if there's a sign posted saying the milk is not pasteurized. But, grade "A" producers get that rating from state inspections, and McDaniel says the law does not apply to those producers.
The Arkansas State Health Department says raw milk could expose consumers to dangerous pathogens. Supporters say adults who want it, should be able to buy it.


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International Journal of Otolaryngology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 604729, 10 pages
The Potential Role of the cABR in Assessment and Management of Hearing Impairment
1Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
2Department of Communication Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
3Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, 0100 Lefrak Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
4Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
5Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Received 15 June 2012; Accepted 31 October 2012
Academic Editor: Kelly Tremblay
Copyright © 2013 Samira Anderson and Nina Kraus. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Hearing aid technology has improved dramatically in the last decade, especially in the ability to adaptively respond to dynamic aspects of background noise. Despite these advancements, however, hearing aid users continue to report difficulty hearing in background noise and having trouble adjusting to amplified sound quality. These difficulties may arise in part from current approaches to hearing aid fittings, which largely focus on increased audibility and management of environmental noise. These approaches do not take into account the fact that sound is processed all along the auditory system from the cochlea to the auditory cortex. Older adults represent the largest group of hearing aid wearers; yet older adults are known to have deficits in temporal resolution in the central auditory system. Here we review evidence that supports the use of the auditory brainstem response to complex sounds (cABR) in the assessment of hearing-in-noise difficulties and auditory training efficacy in older adults.


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Another Fender, built in 1969, has landed in our showroom!
This Fender happens to be attached to a Triumph Trophy TR25W, built in England in 1969
This 250 cc Street/Scrambler is in brand new, fully restored condition.
It was faithfully restored in Missouri , USA by a retired BSA mechanic who spared no expense.
I had a Boyer-Brandsen Solid State ignition installed for 100% reliable starting. The Zener Diode on the front forks is just there for looks.
My service work is done here in Toronto by THE vintage motorcycle guru-mechanic; Mike Turner of BAS Cycle !
Power – 22 bhp
Displacement – 250cc
Weight – 330 lb
Top speed – 80 mph
Dry Sump lubrication
Boyer-Brandson ignition
4 speed transmission w/wet clutch
Unusual for a British bike – the engine and transmission are oil tight !
When I was a teenager, many, many, MANY years ago, these fast and light weight scramblers were plentiful. My generation of young riders drove the livin' daylights out of them – paying little or no attention to proper maintenance. Any untouched "barn find" 250cc singles you might find will be in dire need of total overhaul.
So I was thrilled when I found this TR25 that been professionally restored.
BSA acquired Triumph in 1951 though by and large Triumph and BSA bikes differed in appearance and features. From the point of view of "Joe-Public" they were different motorcycles made by different companies. In the late 1960s BSA started to "re-badge" some BSA models with Triumph badges and tanks; the Triumph TR25W Scrambler and the B-25 Starfire are probably the best example.
Though the TR25W and B-25 are arguably the same bike, I love the look of the Triumph tank and the street-bike scrambler lines of the Triumph.
Beginning in 1958 as the BSA C15, the 250 cc design went through constant improvements; more robust engine components, lubrication, bearings, transmission, frame, brakes, horsepower etc were all drastically improved over the next decade until in 1967 the BSA B-25 and later the Triumph TR-25W were born. If you want to research this further, Roy Bacon's book "BSA Singles Restoration" documents the design improvements in meticulous detail.
You will hear various opinions of the B-25/TR25W bikes. I am convinced the TR25W represents the best of the British-built 250cc bikes. This model was the result of a decade of steady improvements in the engine and engineering. Unfortunately, all these advancements were tossed aside in the 70s as the British motorcycle industry gave its last gasp.
At only 330 pounds the TR-25W is light weight, extremely peppy and maneuverable. And at 43 years old, my TR-25W feels like a new bike to me. A fabulous city bike !
The TR-25 W puts out 22 BHP …22 horse power; a fraction of what modern bikes offer but that power is power one can actually use…at least use "legally". (grin).
The top speed of 80 mph ( 130 km/h ) is plenty on the highway. I find that it cruises comfortably at 60 mph.
If you are interested, this amusing YouTube below is a great fun! Filmed by a rider who owns the same bike and has a similar high opinion of it.
All of my vintage bikes are low displacement singles, light enough that I can easily wheel them around and kick start them without having a heart attack. My mid-weight bikes are all I need to tool around town on a hot summer's evening. I would get stressed out in a crowded Tim Hortons parking lot – trying do maneuver a 550 pound behemoth!!
Modern bikes are nice – fabulously fast and efficient, beautifully crafted in a blend of modern materials, lightweight plastics and high tech metals.
But like modern cars, they do nothing for me. And when I look at a bike I like to see things I can identify…there is the carburetor, the Mag/Dyno or generator…oh… and there is the transmission too.
To me, a modern motorcycle compares to a classic 50s or 60s motorcycle very much like a modern solid state guitar amplifier compares to a vintage tube amplifier. Certainly with the amplifier, the new technology is extremely advanced, reliable and versatile but it is only an imitation or "emulation" of what the vintage tube amp will do.
Similarly, nothing beats the smooth purr of my old thumpers…provided I can get them started of course !!!
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Goldman's team is being led by Melbourne-based co-head of investment banking Christian Johnston and consumer team boss Zac Fletcher, who works out of the Sydney office.
The Gresham team is headed by managing director Bruce McLennan.
Allens Arthur Robinson is doing Foster's legal work. Its team is led by the firm's Australian chairman Ewen Crouch and Melbourne-based partner Robert Pick. Crouch represented Southcorp when Foster's bought the wine business back in 2005.
Allens replaces Corrs Chambers Westgarth, which did the legal work for the demerger.
SABMiller is being represented by investment banks JPMorgan, Moelis & Company, RBS and Morgan Stanley, while Allen & Overy and Hogan Lovells International picked up legal roles.
JPMorgan's top Australian bankers Grant Dempsey and Jonathan Gidney are leading JPMorgan's team, while RBS is represented by investment bank head Nick Rowe and Melbourne-banker Craig Evans.
It is understood Moelis & Co's James Dunphy, a former RBS consultant, is also involved in the transaction.
Morgan Stanley – SABMiller's house broker in the United Kingdom – was called in late in the piece. Local bankers Peter Brownie and Duncan Hogg are doing the work for Morgan Stanley.
Sources said it was likely JPMorgan and RBS would be responsible for funding if a deal eventuated.
Allen & Overy partner Aaron Kenavan is doing SABMiller's local legal work, while Hogan Lovells International is also advising.
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Subject: 17.02.07 Postdoctoral Positions In Atomistic Simulations Of Advanced Materials, Prague, Czech Republic
Applications are invited for postdoctoral researchers in the Advanced Materials Group (AMG) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, to work on atomistic simulations of advanced materials, under the supervision of Prof. Tomas Polcar. AMG is a well-established group and consists of dynamic and motivated researchers leading international collaborations on broad interdisciplinary topics. Research areas include the in silico design of smart self-assembling materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, solid state perovskites and transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures) for photovoltaic applications, combining theoretical approaches represented by advance nanoscale simulations and the exploration of the complex impact of photovoltaics on urban systems and architecture. Work will focus on the design of optically active centers (OAC) able to convert incoming photons into free electrons, as well as the study of the self-assembling processes occurring between the OAC, the conductive matrix and the substrate. Another available topic will concentrate on the interaction between helium and multilayer composite materials, ultimately determining the role of interfaces in He trapping and self-healing phenomena, providing useful information for nanoscale material design. Work will consist of screening preferential sites where He atoms settle in proximity of a bimetallic interface, studying the energetics of He atom diffusion near to and across the interface, and investigating mechanisms of nucleation and growth of He bubbles in close proximity to the interface. Job requirements Successful candidates must have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a closely related discipline. A strong background in solid-state density functional theory is mandatory. Experience in using hybrid QM/MM and/or large-scaling DFT methods represents a great advantage. Knowledge of classical simulation methods (i.e., using empirical or semi-empirical functionals) is a plus. Researchers are expected to perform calculations on Linux-based HPC architectures, as well as writing and submitting proposals to obtain access to HPC resources. Programming experience in widely-used scientific languages (Fortran, C, C++) together with knowledge of shell scripting in a UNIX environment is also desirable. Good knowledge of English, both written and oral, is compulsory. Contract details The positions will be available for up to three years, upon successful completion of a probationary first year. The salary will be very competitive at 1700-2100 EUR gross per month depending on candidate experience. How to apply The call is open immediately with an expected starting date in the first quarter of 2017. Your application must include: cover letter, CV, list of publications, at least 2 references and proof of completed PhD. Please direct all correspondence to advamat|*|fel.cvut.czNOTE THAT E-MAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED!!!
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La Grande Bastide Golf Club information
18 holes, 72 par, 6485 yards. Parkland.
The course is set on a gently undulating site comprising of 7 lakes, open fairways and large bunkers. The length of the tees offers a challenge for the experienced Golfer and a pleasant course for those wishing to perfect their game.
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Bioware, the developers of the hotly anticipated MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic appeared at a packed SDCC panel to pull back the curtain on a few more crucial details about the new game. Thanks to Gamespot, we've got full video coverage, but if you don't want to watch the entire thing you can skip below for all the important details.
SDCC Panel: Important Facts:
* Your game introduction will change depending on your character class. Some of these classes include Jedi Knight, Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Consular, Sith Warrior, Bounty Hunter, Imperial Agent and Sith Inquisitor.
* Your missions will be dependent on your character's in-game allegiance, so characters aligned with one group won't receive the same missions their enemies will.
* You'll have lots of companion options, with even more options to customize the appearance of these companions.
* This is going to be a huge universe: they're planning on having 19 major worlds with lots of minor ones…and that's just to start. Space travel should be easy, though: there will be a quick transportation system between worlds. The worlds themselves should be pretty darn big, too. For example: it will take over half an hour to travel across Tattooine! Don't worry, though: there will be plenty of vehicle options to choose from.
* They're looking at a release target of holiday season, 2011. Expect this one to be on a lot of people's Christmas lists.
Meanwhile, Del Rey revealed the cover of Drew Karpyshyn's upcoming novel, Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan. This is the third novel Del Rey will publish that ties into the upcoming game. Each of the three novels, Fatal Alliance, Deceived, and Revan tells a stand alone story that will provide readers with an introduction to the world of the video game. In Revan, author Drew Karpyshyn, continues the story of the popular character from the two Knights of the Old Republic video games. Revan, the Jedi who had turned to the dark side and back again is now struggling to remember who he is and is haunted by a terrible secret he knows will threaten the existence of the Republic. Look for the exciting book on November 15, 2011.
Finally, one of the coolest things about Star Wars fandom is all of the collectibles, and SDCC brought the premiere of new merchandise from Gentle Giant and plenty of other companies large and small. Our friends at RebelScum.com got the scoop on all the goods.
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Care2 Blog Weekly Roundup (08/08/13)
It hasn't really been weekly in a while, has it? Anyway, I've finally written some new stuff at Care2. Here's from the last two weeks:
Destroy Alaska in 4 Easy Steps: A U.S. Government Handbook
5 Things We Shouldn't Invest in If We Want to Save Our Planet
Tuesday Links (05/28/13)
Dinosaur Comics: "We enter a world where the Internet never got invented. Broadcast media, like fries, rules supreme." Fast food references and alternate history go together like two beef patties and special sauce.
Space is the New Canada:"In Canada, the wild is slow, certain death. Nature is an unstoppable destructive force and there is no overcoming it. Canada has not been conquered by man, we have simply built fragile fortresses in which we huddle, praying against the day the dark and the cold erode them and take us."
Canada's Boreal Forest is the Amazon of the North: And I daresay it's as much in danger.
A post-console world: "Has the concept of a dedicated gaming machine become outdated?"
Care2 Blog Weekly Roundup (03/02/13)
Care2 Blog Weekly Roundup (12/29/12)
Book Review: Blood & Water
It's not that dystopias are anything new, or even stories of environmental collapse. But the SF stories and novels of the last several years have to be placed differently than the catastrophes imagined in the 40s, or even the 70s and 80s.
We're living in a heavily depressed economy. Our countries are waging resource wars. We're seeing the effects of a changed climate. The stories written today . . . exist in a different real-world context, and therefore might be part of a new speculative genre that couldn't have existed until recently.
Read my full review of this excellent Canadian anthology at AESciFi.
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Benedict Cumberbatch in a spot of bother over CBS' Elementary: "Despite the fact that the upcoming CBS show Elementary went to the trouble of making Watson an Asian-American woman and therefore is totally different, the cast and crew of the BBC's Sherlock continue to express their suspicion that the network is attempting to copy their own modern Sherlock Holmes show, simply because CBS tried to copy their own modern Sherlock Holmes show."
Farmers are dealing with corn shortages by feeding their cows candy instead: Yep.
What If Films Had Kept Their Working Titles?: Movie posters altered appropriately.
Care2 Blog Weekly Roundup (09/01/12)
The site is undergoing some changes, which will also affect the type and frequency of writing I'll be able to do there. Of course, it's been months since I've done much writing of all other than a minimal amount of assigned work. I've been passive rather than proactive, in other words.
However, I had a single, unexpected day off from work, and was able to get a few articles in under the wire, before the implementation of the new schedule, and here they are.
Sea Lions or Salmon: Which Protectee to Protect?
Wild Gene Boosts Rice Yield, Feeds World?
We've Already Used Up Earth's Resources for 2012
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HSBC boosts oversight on metals financing in wake of Qingdao probe
Lenders monitoring fallout from Qingdao Port scandal, which has already hit copper prices, with signs it may be spreading to other metals
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HSBC, the city's largest bank, which has been aggressively expanding on the mainland, is carefully examining all commodities financing transactions following reports of alleged irregularities at Qingdao Port.
"We continue to provide commodities financing support to our customers," an HSBC spokeswoman told the South China Morning Post.
"Recognising the uncertainty of the situation in Qingdao, we are thoroughly assessing each transaction on its own merit."
HSBC is the latest bank to join lenders such as Standard Chartered and Citi to monitor the fallout of the Qingdao scandal.
Mainland officials are investigating if a company used the same cargo receipts of metals stored at Qingdao Port warehouses multiple times to secure more commodities finance from banks.
Commodities financing has emerged as a source of hot money influx into the country, with some companies using receipts of their metals stockpiled at warehouses of mainland ports as collateral to secure bank loans that are then invested elsewhere.
According to a Goldman Sachs report in March, the amount of transactions using commodities as collateral is about US$160 billion, or 31 per cent of the mainland's total short-term foreign exchange loans.
Gary Cheung Wai-kwok, the chief executive of Tung Shing Futures (Brokers), said the scandal would affect banks' metal financing business on the mainland.
"The Qingdao case shows banks need to tighten their procedures to check collateral to prevent fraud," Cheung said.
Lenders other than HSBC have been monitoring the situation just as closely.
Arun Murthy, the global head of commodities at Standard Chartered Bank, said: "We are not pulling out of our commodity financing business in China."
He added that the bank was watching the situation.
"Standard Chartered's commodity financing business is a key focus area for the bank and we remain committed to supporting our clients," Murthy said.
A spokesman at Citi said: "We are aware of reports of issues at Qingdao Port. To the extent Citi's clients are affected, Citi will work closely with the relevant authorities, warehousing companies and clients to resolve the matter."
The Qingdao scandal has already hit copper prices, with signs that it may be spreading to other metals.
Iron ore fell to the lowest since 2012 on concern that the probe into commodity financing at Qingdao Port may hurt demand for the raw material amid a global glut.
Ore with 62 per cent iron content delivered to the port of Tianjin declined 0.7 per cent to US$90.90 a dry tonne on Friday, the lowest level since September 2012, according to the Steel Index published by Platts.
Prices lost 3.8 per cent last week and retreated in eight of the past nine weeks.
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Three car bombs rocked Baghdad this morning, in a co-ordinated attack that shattered a period of relative calm in the city.
The explosions happened in quick succession just before 11.30am and were in different locations. One was outside the Iranian Embassy in Karadat Mariam district, about 1km west of the International Zone, a second was in al-Ruad Square, in the western Mansour district, and a third was outside the German Embassy, also in Mansour, in a street that has many other embassies.
A police source told The Times that there was a private security company based near al-Ruad Square. The Interior Ministry said initially that 15 people had been killed at the Iranian Embassy. Television reports also suggested that there were victims at the Egyptian Embassy.
The Baghdad Operations Centre said that 20 people had been killed and 45 wounded and that all three car bombs were suicide attacks. The centre also said that the al-Ruad Square bomb had been targeted at the German Ambassador's residence. The Interior Ministry put the total death toll at 30 and said that at least 224 people were wounded.


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Juice your lemon into a seperate bowl first so you can take out the seeds (Im lazy and often just spit them out as I come across them)
Fill a big bowl with your lettuce of choice (I like baby mixed greens)
Half your avo and slice it in the shell and then cross cut it to make little squares some small cause this is your dressing and some big cause a bite of avo is Yummy! Scoop onto top of greens.
dice your onion real small,,,but on top of avo and greens!
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add lemon juice about half to start.
Sprinkle salt on top.
Mix thoroughly!!
Now keep adding lemon juice, salt and oil till it tastes good to you..I like it salty and sour! The greens wilt quickly so eat right away!
Thanks to my friend Tanya and here Brazillian heritage for this recipe!
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A man is due to go on trial at Oxford Crown Court today charged with robbing a teenage boy.
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The prospective scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to fill anyone looking from the outside with the technical equivalent of agoraphobia. However, from the inside, the view is very different. Looked at in detail, it is a series of intricate threads being aligned by a complex array of organizations.
As with any new technological epoch, questions around shape, ownership and regulation are starting to rise. Imagine trying to build the Internet again. It's like that, but at a bigger scale.


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The Bucs will have to make a number of roster moves in the next 24 hours, with the NFL's deadline for the first wave of roster cuts looming.
Teams are required to trim their current 90-man rosters to 75 players by 4 p.m. on Monday, moving us closer to Friday's final cuts.
The Bucs released three players on Thursday and will be placing injured Davin Joseph on injured reserve, meaning they'll have 86 players on their active roster. That leaves 11 players for the Turk (typically pro scouting coordinator Shelton Quarles) to break the bad news to.
There are enough players on the roster for this round of cuts to include mostly long-shot players, but there's always a chance a more prominent player could be among the cuts (i.e. the release running back Derrick Ward a few years ago).
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Rioters and looters are forming new gangs in prison
The number of young thugs jailed after the riots in London and cities across the UK is leading to an increase in the number of gangs within Britain's prisons.
According to the chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick , the influx of so many young people into the prison system is fuelling gang culture as many rioters join for their own protection.
So far, he claims there have been 'tensions between prisoners [and] some potentially serious incidents' and admitted it is a 'challenge' to keep the new young inmates safe.
Mr Hardwick said there are also 'significant numbers of young people placed on self-harm prevention procedures'.
Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 1,700 people have so far appeared in court over the riots, with one in five of these aged between ten and 17. Some 2,100 people were arrested in London alone after the disorder and the numbers entering prison are likely to increase as the courts continue to process cases.
He said that while it seems the prisons and young offenders institutes have enough room to deal with the increase in prisoners, he is concerned about the resources institutions have to deal with the youths while they serve their sentences.
'For many short-term prisoners, the reality will be being locked up in a small shared cell with an unscreened toilet for 20 hours a day – with too much access to drugs and negative peer pressure and too little access to work and resettlement help,' Mr Hardwick added.


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Events Calendar
Monday, September 23
|All day
|Society Week T-Shirt Contest and Food Drive
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17472/
|8:00am – 4:30pm
|Whole/Second-Term Final Grades Due
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/16918/
|11:00am – 2:00pm
|Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Atrium Tabling
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17426/
|1:00pm – 2:00pm
|Sec 3.2 Lunch with the Dean
TNH 3.129 (Atlas Seminar Room)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17347/
|3:30pm – 5:30pm
|CLBE Workshop
TNH 3.127 (Roberts Classroom)
Water for 15 guestFor more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/23/17444/
Tuesday, September 24
|All day
|Society Week Movie Day - Tom Clark Lounge
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17473/
|12:00pm – 1:00pm
|1L Skills Session: Legal Analysis
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
What do professors mean when they say that your analysis is the most important part of any answer you might give? Logically applying rules to various sets of facts is a fundamental skill necessary for successful exam taking and legal practice. You have only really learned "the law" when you can apply it. Come find out how.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17096/
|12:00pm – 1:00pm
|Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Informational Meeting
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17422/
|1:30pm – 3:30pm
|She Leads: A Conversation on Women in Law, Leadership, and Government with Counsel to the President Kathy Ruemmler
CCJ 1.312 (Goodwin Conference Room)
Counsel to the President, Kathy Ruemmler, has had quite the career. From being the only woman (aside from jurors) in the Enron courtroom to partnership at Latham & Watkins LLP to advising President Obama, Kathy has done everything by being true to herself and her own leadership style. She has been called a Super Lawyer, Superstar, and among the 25 People who Shaped the Business World in 2006 by Forbes. Now, she is offering her advice to the MsFor more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17274/
|2:15pm – 3:30pm
|Const Law II: Religious Liberty class
TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
Refreshments on Tuesdays for Prof. Sager's Fall 2013 classFor more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17397/
|3:30pm – 4:30pm
|Hero or Traitor? The Edward Snowden Debate
TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/24/17481/
Wednesday, September 25
|All day
|Society Week Wednesday: Food Drive Double Points Day
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17474/
|2:15pm – 3:30pm
|Const Law II: Religious Liberty class
TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17277/
|5:30pm – 6:30pm
|Info Session - Moot Court Competition Opportunities
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17377/
|5:30pm – 6:30pm
|Moot Court Info Session
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/25/17494/
Thursday, September 26
|9:00am – 4:00pm
|UT Law Day
TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17133/
|11:30am – 1:00pm
|Faculty Colloquium - Cary Franklin
(This event's full information is restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff only.) For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/16703/
|12:00pm – 1:00pm
|Society Week Speaker - Gerardo Interiano, Google Fiber
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
Gerardo Interiano, Head of Google Fiber Community Affairs, will be speaking at the Society Week Lunch on Thursday, September 26 from 12:00 until 1:00 in Room 2.140. He will discuss his work with Google, his career path, share advice, and answer your questions. Lunch is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. All students are welcome.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17410/
|12:00pm – 12:30pm
|Austin Lawyers Guild Student Chapter Initial Meeting
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17428/
|Career Exploration: Careers in the Courtroom
TNH 3.140 (Jeffers Courtroom)
The panel will be rescheduled for a later date.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17430/
|6:30pm – 8:30pm
|Mini Golf & Franklin Barbecue - proceeds to benefit Equal Justice Center & Human Rights Law Society
Peter Pan Mini Golf, 1207 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17454/
|8:00pm – 10:00pm
|Society Week Trivia Night 9/26
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/26/17475/
Friday, September 27
|All day
|Fall Litigation Institute
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
FLIFor more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17313/
|9:00am – 2:00pm
|UT Law CLE OG14 Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Planning Meeting
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17394/
|10:00am – 12:00pm
|Notary Clinic for Declaration of Intent to Study Law
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17357/
|11:45am – 12:45pm
|Foreign-Trained LL.M. Resume & Cover Letter Workshop
TNH 3.125 (Denius Classroom)
Learn how to develop a resume and cover letter for the U.S. legal market. Lunch will be served.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/16919/
|Fall On-Campus Interviews – Interview Awards Released / Decline Period Opens
Student interview awards are released today at noon (Central) via UT Law Symplicity. Decline period opens.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/16847/
|12:00pm – 1:00pm
|1L Skills Session: Legal Analysis
TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
What do professors mean when they say that your analysis is the most important part of any answer you might give? Logically applying rules to various sets of facts is a fundamental skill necessary for successful exam taking and legal practice. You have only really learned "the law" when you can apply it. Come find out how.
This is a repeat session from 9/24. The session is intended for Section 2, but any 1L student may attend.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17387/
|12:00pm – 1:00pm
|Life as a Fifth Circuit Judge
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17482/
|1:30pm – 2:30pm
|Pro Se Divorce Petitions - Volunteer Training
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17491/
|3:30pm – 5:30pm
|Society Games 9/27, 3:30 p.m. at the Intramural Fields
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/27/17476/
Saturday, September 28
|8:00am – 5:00pm
|Law Students for Reproductive Justice Southern Regional Conference
TNH 2.140 (Wright Classroom)
Every year, the Law Students for Reproductive Justice national office organizes five regional conferences around the country. These conferences are an opportunity to connect law students, health advocates, nurses, doctors, social workers, and other reproductive justice-minded individuals in the same region.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17086/
|9:00am – 1:00pm
|Diversity Education Weekend
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Diversity Education Weekend is an opportunity for students from different walks of life to come together and learn more about law school and the legal world in general.For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17216/
|6:00pm – 9:00pm
|Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Happy Hour
Tiniest Bar in Texas (817 W. 5th St.)
For more information visit https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2013/09/28/17423/


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A group of Crown Point students and adults recently went on a tour of Europe, visiting Italy, France and England. Making the trek were students Marissa Titus, Jordan Popp, Jake Courcy, Sam Bodette, Keegan Choffatt, Ryan Worth, Jenna Petro, Natasha Burns, Brooke Feith and Mickaela Gunnison along with adults Elaine Dixon, Peggy Patnode, Tieah Gunnison, Barbara Boyer, Jenn Boyer, Katie Whitford and Jayna Andersen.
Three countries in 10 days. It's no wonder Jayna Andersen is tired.
Andersen, a Crown Point Central School teacher, led a group of students and adults on a tour of Europe recently, visiting Italy, France and England.
"This was a very fast paced and busy trip, with a ton of traveling," Andersen said. "But the students were amazed, as I had hoped. They will treasure these memories and experiences for a lifetime."
Making the trek were students Marissa Titus, Jordan Popp, Jake Courcy, Sam Bodette, Keegan Choffatt, Ryan Worth, Jenna Petro, Natasha Burns, Brooke Feith and Mickaela Gunnison along with adults Elaine Dixon, Peggy Patnode, Tieah Gunnison, Barbara Boyer, Jenn Boyer, Katie Whitford and Andersen.
The trip was planned through EF Tours, an educational tour group specializing in student trips.
"I have always loved traveling and have visited Europe many times in the past and nothing compares to the thrill and adventure of seeing buildings and artwork that you have read about or seen pictures of," Andersen said. "I have a fascination of other cultures, their way of life, their food, their art...I crave it and I wanted to share that enjoyment with as many people and students as I could.
"Why live in a world and not see all its wonders?" she asked. "I love the quote, 'The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page' by St. Augustine. I have traveled to Italy now three times, Ireland three times, France, England and Spain and I plan to continue throughout my life. I long to see it all."
The group spent four days in Italy. They toured the Rome city center seeing the Trevi Fountain, Roman Catacombs, Piazza Novona, Spanish Steps, Pantheon (oldest building in Rome), Victor Emmanuel Monument, Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
"We took a bus trip to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was buried in 25 feet of volcanic ash from an eruption by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago which preserved the city," Andersen said. "From this site we could see the Mediterranean sea and the isle of Capri. We visited a shop that demonstrated how cameo necklaces are made from shells."
The locals visitors also toured Vatican City and saw its museums, the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica.
In Florence they viewed the famous Duomo Cathedral and went on a walking tour of the city that gave birth to the Renaissance. They strolled through the artisans and leather market.
The Crown Point band then took an over-night train from Milan to Paris. They spent two days in France.
"In Paris we took a bus tour of the city with stops at the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral," Andersen, an art teacher, said. "We went for half a day to the famous museum, the Louvre, which is over a mile long and houses the Mona Lisa, Leonardo DaVinci's most famous work.
"Day two we visited the infamous palace at Versailles," she said. "The last night in Paris we took at night boat cruise on the River Seine and witnessed the Eiffel Tower sparkle in all of its glory. This was most of the students' most memorable moment of trip; it was truly remarkable."
The tour group then took the EuroStar Train to London. The train travels at speeds of 185 mph and goes underneath the English Channel.
"We took a bus tour of London including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, Big Ben, London Bridge and we did the tour of London which houses the Crown Jewels," Andersen said. "Most of the group also visited an exact replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre built with the original materials and craftsmanship."
The whirlwind adventure left Andersen tired, but not daunted. She's already planning another trip — this one for nine days to Costa Rica.
Anyone interested in joining her on the trek can call Andersen or go online at www.eftours.com and enter tour #1184004.


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Montana's hotly contested U.S. Senate race promises to bring millions in political spending to Montana. There's simply too much at stake to believe otherwisecontrol of the Senate, a second term for incumbent Jon Tester, a major victory for Republican challenger Rep. Denny Rehberg. Candidates, political parties and third-party organizations are going to throw cash around, and if history is any indicator, most of it will stick in one place: broadcast advertising.
"We absolutely budgeted for it," says Shawna Batt, general manager for Townsquare Media, which includes Missoula radio stations 107.5 Zoo FM and 96.3 The Blaze. "And we are legally bound to accept any political advertising that comes our way."
The ads have already started on television, primarily third-party attacks aimed at Tester. And the incumbent has the resources to respond. He's raised more than $6.2 million to date, far more than Rehberg's $2.6 million. Informed observers put the amount of money already spent on campaign advertising in the race at around $1 million. A windfall hasn't hit yet, but big bucks are in the offing.
"A good rule of thumb is you want to see a campaign spend about 70 percent of their budget on broadcast advertising," says David Parker, a political science professor at Montana State University and author of The Power of Money in Congressional Campaigns, 1880-2006. "The name of the game is to educate voters about your positions, to get them excited and motivated and get them out to the polls. I'd expect to see the same thing in Montana."
Parker predicts that "when you take into account what the candidates are going spend, what the parties are going to spend and what the outside organizations are going to spend," Montana's Senate race alone could pump as much as $30 million into the state's broadcast industry.
Greg MacDonald, president of the Montana Broadcaster's Association, isn't quite as enthusiastic. He shies away from words like "windfall" and says broadcasters won't know the true financial benefits until well after the polls close. "I'm not hearing a lot of people jumping up and down and saying, 'We're getting rich,'" MacDonald says.
Battthe only broadcast representative to respond for commentagrees up to a point, saying, "We haven't had a whole lot of activity yet. We're still waiting for it."
However, even a trickle of campaign money in television and radio markets would be more than welcome. The industry's revenues have declined significantly in the past decade, MacDonald says, largely due to the blow the recession dealt to major national advertisers such as Ford and General Motors. One thing is for sure, he says: This will be "an expensive election."
"If this were a safe seat or if either one of these candidates had what would be considered an insurmountable lead, these people would be putting their money somewhere else," MacDonald continues. "But it's not."
If that's welcome news to broadcasters, it certainly isn't for other political hopefuls. Between President Barack Obama's reelection campaign and the Tester-Rehberg face-off, federal races will likely suck significant money and airtime away from state and local candidates. Federal law gives federal candidates more guarantees in broadcast advertising than other candidates. Politicians running for state or local offices may have to look for alternatives like radio that otherwise don't see as much campaign activity, MacDonald says. And with third parties jockeying for prime broadcast real estate, the cost and available time for advertising will be at an election cycle premium. For everyone.
"The people who stand most to lose in this are local advertisers, who, particularly in that lead-up right before the elections, may find there is no time to advertise their grocery store or drug store or lawn-mowing business or anything else," MacDonald says.
Tester and Rehberg have so far been largely silent on the airwaves. The campaign started early; by MacDonald's recollection, the first TV ad he saw came in the weeks after the November 2010 elections. But it's so far been waged by third parties. Crossroads GPS, a conservative group backed by Karl Rove, launched a series of negative ads targeting Tester last year. Cablevision's Optimum cable service pulled one of those ads in mid-November after Democrats pointed out that the EPA regulation the ad accused Tester of voting for didn't exist.
The increase in such ads in part prompted Tester to send a proposal to Rehberg this month discouraging outside money from entering the race. Tester called for a penalty, equal to the cost of the ad buy, for any attack ad benefiting a candidate. Rehberg parried with his own proposal: return all donations from lobbyists. Tester declined.
To Parker, these third parties have altered the conventional wisdom surrounding federal races. Tester and Rehberg wouldn't normally release their own campaign ads until well after the primary, he says. Now, with the attack ads escalating, the incumbent will likely be forced to fight back with his own ads far earlier. Parker expects to see the first candidate-sponsored campaign ads as early as this spring. The advanced timelinealongside the millions associated with this and other racesreassures him that 2012 will be a big year for broadcasters. It may even eclipse Tester's 2006 bid against former Sen. Conrad Burns, he says. According to the Campaign Media Analysis Group, a record-breaking $1.8 billion was spent in 2006 on televised political ads nationwide.
"Television and radio stations are going to be sitting pretty," Parker says. "On top of that, you have an open governor's race and an open House seat. Yeah, they're going to have a windfall...These organizations have been waiting for this, they've budgeted for this and they're excited."


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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party to its investigation of the 8 August mid-air collision between an air taxi sightseeing helicopter and a general aviation aircraft in a visual flight rules corridor over the Hudson River near New York City. All six onboard the Eurocopter AS350 helicopter and three on the single engine Piper aircraft were killed.
"At the outset of the investigation, the organizations sign an agreement to abide by NTSB party rules," says the NTSB in a press release issued this evening. "Among the rules parties agree to is that they will not reveal investigative information being learned through that process, nor publicly comment on it."
According to the Board, Natca on two occasions has revealed investigative details in press conferences. From Natca's perspective, its press conferences were held to clear of the controller of false accusations over his handling of the Piper aircraft after its departure.
Natca says the issue revolves around "four words" in an NTSB press release that "wrongly infer" that the Teterboro controller could have warned the pilot of the Piper of the impending collision.
"The press release infers that at the time the Teterboro controller told the aircraft to switch his frequency to talk to Newark Tower controllers, there were several aircraft detected by radar in the area immediately ahead of the airplane, 'including the accident helicopter (the four words in question).'"
"NATCA emphatically declares that these four words are absolutely false and have contributed to the reckless and mistaken conclusion that the Teterboro controller could have prevented this crash," the union notes.
In an effort to clear up what it says is "conflicting interpretations" of factual information, the NTSB this afternoon provided updated information on the controller's action, based on preliminary data provided by the FAA.
11:48:30 (local time) - The controller clears Piper for departure
11:49:55 – First radar target of Piper
11:50:31 – Controller initiates "non-business-related" phone call
11:52:20 – Controller instructs pilot to contact Newark Tower. NTSB notes that several aircraft are in the vicinity, some of which were potential traffic conflicts, were detected on the Teterboro controller's radar screen. "The Teterboro controller did not alert the airplane pilot to this traffic prior to instructing him to change his radio frequency and contact Newark," the Board states.
11:52:27 – Accident helicopter shows up on Teterboro controller's radar
11:52:52 – Radar data processing system detects conflict and alarms at Teterboro and Newark towers
11:53:13 – Controller terminates non-business-related call
11:53:14 – Collision occurs
"Although we appreciate the technical expertise our parties provide during the course of an investigation," says NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, "it is counterproductive when an organization breaches the party agreement and publicly interprets or comments on factual information generated by that investigation. Our rules are set up precisely to avoid the prospect of each party offering their slant on the information. I regret that we have had to remove NATCA from the investigation."


text: Canard Out For A2 Shan Moore | January 16, 2009Trey Canard is electing to sit out the Anaheim II round of the AMA Supercross Series after a second visit to his doctor revealed signs of whiplash and a slight concussion, this after the defending East Lites Supercross Champion crashed heavily during his heat race in Phoenix."He had some neurological tests done on Monday (Jan. 5th) and of course he didn't score very well," said Canard's mother, Kari. "So he went back on Thursday and he scored better but it still wasn't satisfactory, so we decided it would be better for him to sit out the next round."Canard traveled back to Oklahoma today so he could spend the weekend at home and relax. So far, 2009 has not been the best of starts for the Geico Powersports Honda rider. At the opener in Anaheim, Canard was the victim of a pileup just after the start which left him dead last at the end of lap-one. He eventually finished 14th.In Phoenix, during his heat race, Canard tangled with Star Racing's Michael Hall at the end of the first set of whoops and went down when Hall's bike caught Canard's front brake lever. The crash effectively ended Canard's day. According to Canard's mother, Trey took all of the blame for the crash with Hall."Trey said he was just too impatient and went through the whoops too fast and somehow, Michael got into Trey's brake, whether Michael scooted over or Trey was out of control, I'm not sure," said Kari Canard.Regardless of what caused the crash, Canard went flying over the berm and hit hard on the other side.Canard travels back to his doctor in California on the 20th for further evaluation, but it is expected he will be cleared to ride the San Francisco round on the 31st."Trey is basically out of the points right now, and we weren't comfortable with him going back out at A2 and taking a chance of hitting his head again. Then he would be in a much worse situation," said Kari Canard. "It would be of no benefit to go out and ride that soon. He has had a mild headache all week but that is slowly going away and he was, of course, quite sore on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he and Kevin Windham did a photo shoot for a Geico commercial, but he was still a little woozy."Trey just feels disappointed because he feels like he hasn't had a good race in quite a few months, but I told him to look at this as a do-over and forget about everything since St. Louis last year and just start all over again and make the best of it," added Keri Canard.Shan Moore | Contributing EditorMoore covers all facets of off-road racing for Cycle News – from AMA Supercross and Motocross to GNCC and National Hare Scrambles events. Comments