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Filed under: Food + Health | Tags: farmers' market, farming, Lawrence, local food, sustainable agriculture
I grew up eating real, juice-down-your-chin produce from my parents' garden. On warm spring afternoons my mom could find me in a jungle of green vines devouring sugar-snap peas or sun-ripened cherry tomatoes.
My partner, Jessica, has similar stories about childhood on her grandfather's Douglas County farm. It's something that unites us in taste bud horror every time we bite into a restaurant sandwich and discover it includes a mushy, plasticine pale tomato shipped from hundreds of miles away.
Jess wants to bring the flavors of our childhoods to people who don't have land or the time to grow their own food. That's partly what prompted her to apply to the local farming program Growing Growers. Growing Growers strives to meet the increasing nationwide and local interest in locally raised and produced foods. The creators of the program hope it helps meet the needs of nearby restaurants, consumer groups and markets such as the Lawrence Farmers' Market.
Growing growers helps aspiring newbies like Jess connect with small farms and growers already in business in the I-70 corridor. This leads to apprenticeships, some of them paid and some of them volunteer (read: unpaid). The program also includes monthly workshops and the chance to visit urban and rural farm operations.
Last year Jess spent her first day as an apprentice shoveling fermented soy goop onto the chilly March soil. Spreading that steaming okara compost at Moon on the Meadow farm in eastern Lawrence zapped any lingering romanticism for farm life and showed her what the real work of farming would be.
Lessons like that reinforce that if we want to start our own sustainable farm on her grandfather's land, we can't be all back-to-the-land 1960s wistful about it. We'll have to be realistic about what it will take to feed other people, and ourselves. I'll be honest and say that I find that intimidating.
So in the meantime, especially after I've trudged home in the snow or slush from my office, I'm staving off my farming insecurities with daydreams. I think about the crunch of fresh spinach, the sugary rush of a honeydew melon and the way a heavy, ripened tomato feels in my hand, and when I do, I know that the work ahead will be worth the result. — Jen Humphrey
Only a few months between the snows of February and the joys of the farmer's market. (Credit: DLFM)
Filed under: Society + Media
As one who is often verbose,
I offer a six-word biography… (or two)
Realistic idealist Kansan wearing many hats
Sometimes a leader and secret keeper
Partner, writer, friend, defender, taste seeker
-Jen Humphrey
Filed under: Waste + Recycling | Tags: environment, pets, plastic
You want sexy? Well, here's a topic that's way overdue for a sexy makeover: pet poo. This is an environmental issue – no, really. Here's what brought it to mind. There I was, bundled up like a six-year-old sent out to go sledding, head down into the gale North wind, a leash pulling my arm outward. At the end of the leash, my geriatric canine Millie took her dainty sweet time puttering along the sidewalk, exchanging "messages" with every other dog whose owner took leisurely strolls in 10 degree February weather. In winter, these messages manifest as yellow snow. We arrived at a fateful yard, where last summer my neighbor posted a sign that said in the polite but firm tones Kansans are known for, "Clean up after your dog. It's a city ordinance (and it's neighborly!)" The day he put up the sign, he nodded to me and said, "Present company excluded, of course." Yes, I clean up after my dog. It's my good neighborly duty to whip out a plastic bag, one of the billions we throw our groceries in every day. The problem is, being neighborly isn't exactly environmental. I go all Woody Allen Annie-Hall-neurotic about it: I should clean it up, because it's gross to leave excrement on someone's lawn, what if they have kids that go running barefoot on the lawn even though it's February and what parent would do that anyway, won't my neighbors talk about me and whisper there goes the girl who doesn't clean up after her dog…. But then I'm thinking about all those plastic bags, twice a day, into my trash bin and off to the landfill, how they pile up….etc.
But that kind of guilt for cleaning up dog poo is that same enviro guilt that Arnold Schwarzenegger is talking about when he says we need to sex up environmentalism. So, how do I come up with a way of dealing with poo that is sexy? Clean it up with a scooper and dispose of it at home? Impractical, and besides, the celebs would never buy into it (and who else but celebrities with pets can tell us what is or isn't sexy?). Use biodegradable bags by DKNY and Prada? Unlikely they decompose.
And so, I give you: the poo butler service. Think of the glamour: someone comes to your home, disposes of the waste, puts it in worm bins to turn into some kind of compost – what could be more sexy than that. No mess, no fuss. If only all environmental problems were so easy to dispose of!
One further note on comedy (with apologies to the far superior Ranjit): see Science is Hard, a parody by The Onion, and a great collection/overview of climate change cartoons. –Jen Humphrey
Filed under: Society + Media
I thought I had a hangover by the time I finished the Death of Environmentalism. Or that I was drowning in dramatic detail. Thirty years of environmental progress whittled to an argument that we must start over, that the current methods, as described by the authors, aren't working. It sucked all the joy from highlights and progress over lo these many years.
I had an urge to quench my thirst by dismissing what the authors had to say. And I had a whole list of what I disagreed with, but then I realized it made me sound like a whiney environmentalist. Instead, I took a more sober view: what points had they raised that I agreed with? For one, I think that anyone who wants to change any aspect of the world – even someone else's opinion – has to recognize the role that values play. Much has been written, in this article and elsewhere, about how much more effective policy change and even holistic social change can be when you tie it to individual value systems. I know from too many late-night conversations at a favorite brewery that if you cannot at least appeal to someone's frame of reference, the values they already hold, you won't change their mind. You have to make an argument personally appeal to their worldview.
I also agree that to some extent, environmentalists have defined themselves by what they are not. This is true of almost any movement I can think of. It's part and parcel of our divisive culture. We are pro-this and anti-that, two camps for every issue. Then there was the claim that evironmentalists don't know how to build effective coalitions or bridges across multiple groups (or that change would occur if X group would just join in).
But, they are straining in their overall arguments, such as environmentalism is overly tied to policy without politics, that it suffers from literal sclerosis, or that it is isolated from other movements and issues. Nothing crystallized this more for me than the rebuttal from Carl Pope. In Pope's essay, I see the beginning of what happened between 2005, when "Death" was written, and 2008 – the monumental shift in public opinion to think about the impact humans have on the planet. As global warming or weirding has become more recognizable, it's showing up as a component in news, the performing arts, economic news, global justice movements, insurance (think hurricanes), etc.
Pope mentioned that the only people the authors talked to were policy "wonks," when many other people have an influence on environmental awareness and change – especially artists. This will be somewhat of a self-serving remark, but if you want to see how artists are approaching environmental change, go see the art installation "Niche" in Spooner Hall at KU next week. It's art that can make people confront their assumptions about their environment and the consequences of their choices. It makes environmental choices such as housing and water bottles personal, a matter of (gasp) values. Perhaps that is something the authors of "Death" would agree with. -Jen Humphrey
Filed under: Society + Media | Tags: farm, impact, organic
The eco footprint quiz is great for raising awareness, and there's an extended section on taking action based on your results. It also oversimplifies and doesn't allow you to give nuanced answers. For example, I eat meat once or twice a week, but strive to eat non-CAFO (confined animal feeding operation) meat and eggs, which are often from local, pasture-raised animals. In our house, we compost, we seek out thrift store deals and Dumpster-diving finds, we walk to work (uphill, both ways, in the snow, of course!). We live on local food to the extent that we can in Kansas. Alas, it would take 16 acres to support this lifestyle, which tells me that for all the actions I think make a difference, I still live in a single-family home, drive a fuel-inefficient light pickup, and take the occasional plane trip. And there's that omnivore's dilemma.
The added benefit of taking the quiz was it prompted dinner-table talk about the future goals for our household. We are easing into a test year now to determine how much food it takes for us to live on — and how much we want to "live" — as we look toward starting an organic, sustainable farm operation in the Kaw Valley. We hope to come as close as we can to living on what we raise and preserve ourselves, with exceptions for what we cannot for cost or climate reasons. But there are trade-offs for everything. The 50 lb. bag of organic rice we recently purchased traveled from halfway around the globe, gobbling up energy and resources all the way. If it lasts all year, does that ecologically balance out? I don't know.
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Iran Implements Nuclear Deal, IAEA Says
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed on Monday that Iran had started implementing an international deal aimed at scaling back the Islamic republic's nuclear program.
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US, China Presidents Discuss Negotiations on Iranian Nuclear Program10:46 15/07/2014
US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed in a telephone conversation Monday the possibilities of US-China cooperation in the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and six world mediators, the White House said.
Russia Slams New US Sanctions Against Iran23:48 07/02/2014
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the US government's recent blacklisting of individuals and organizations linked to Iran's nuclear program.
Next Round of Iran Nuclear Talks Slated for Mid-February21:56 31/01/2014
Six world powers and Iran will meet in Vienna on February 18 for another round of talks on the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program, a spokesman for the European Union's foreign policy chief tweeted on Friday.
Iran Prepares for Start of Landmark Nuclear Deal05:13 20/01/2014
Ahead of the start of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, an official in the Islamic Republic called limiting uranium enrichment and diluting its stockpile the country's "most important commitments," state radio reported Sunday.
Iran Stresses Nuclear Deal Compliance in Meeting With Putin19:41 16/01/2014
Iran affirmed its intentions to cooperate with an international deal aimed at scaling back its nuclear program at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
Russia-Iran Oil Talks to Go Ahead Despite US Concerns – Report12:06 16/01/2014
Russia is set to continue talks with Iran on a possible oil-for-goods swap that would make Moscow a major importer of Iranian oil despite concerns by the United States, the Kommersant business daily said Thursday, citing a Russian diplomatic source.
Russian-Iran Oil Deal Could Trigger US Sanctions – White House22:34 15/01/2014
A possible deal between Russia and Iran securing an oil-for-goods swap could generate sanctions against parties involved in such an agreement, a White House spokesman said Wednesday.
White House Concerned Over Iran-Russia Oil Deal – Report16:30 14/01/2014
The United States is concerned about Iranian-Russian talks over an oil-for-goods deal and could impose sanctions, Reuters has reported.
Iran Says All Sides Agree to Nuclear Deal21:03 12/01/2014
Iran's official state news agency is reporting that all six world powers and Iran have agreed to how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November and that it will start from Jan. 20.
Russian, Iranian Presidents Discuss Upcoming Syria Talks20:13 09/01/2014
Russia's President Vladimir Putin spoke with his counterpart in Iran on Thursday about Tehran's nuclear program and the upcoming Geneva 2 international peace conference.
Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Halts Work for 2 Months17:54 29/12/2013
Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has halted its activities for two months, IRNA news agency reported Sunday citing the country's atomic energy chief.
International Nuclear Talks With Iran to Resume Soon05:00 28/12/2013
Iran and a group of six nations will resume negotiations on the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program next week, a European official said Friday.
New US Sanctions on Iran Threaten Nuclear Deal, Russia Warns01:25 14/12/2013
Expansion of an American blacklist against Iran could seriously damage efforts to enforce an international agreement with Tehran over its nuclear program, Russia's Foreign Ministry warned.
Russia Reaffirms Plans to Cooperate With Iran on Peaceful Atom19:05 11/12/2013
Russia is interested in continuing collaboration with Iran in the development of the Islamic Republic's civilian nuclear power program, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
IAEA Inspectors Visit Arak Nuclear Site in Iran13:24 08/12/2013
Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog have started inspections at Iran's heavy-water reactor under construction at Arak, the ISNA news agency reported Sunday.
Iran, Russia Talk New Nuclear Power Plant Deal – Report14:33 01/12/2013
Iran and Russia are discussing plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Bushehr, with construction set to begin next year, Iranian media reports said Sunday citing the country's nuclear chief.
Iran Won't Shut Down Nuclear Sites – Rouhani11:00 30/11/2013
Iran has no plans to solve the impasse over its nuclear program by shutting down its nuclear facilities, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
View From the Global Tank: Iran Deal Only First Step in Long Road11:29 28/11/2013 Bi-weekly column by Simon Saradzhyan
None of the leaders of the countries involved in the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva has failed to claim credit for the successful outcome, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is no exception.
Iran Deal Nullifies Needs for Europe Missile Shield - Russian FM19:28 25/11/2013
Implementation of a deal on Iran's nuclear program reached in Geneva this weekend will make the US missile defense system in Europe unnecessary, Russia's foreign minister said Monday.
Congress Plans Tough Iran Sanctions if Deal Fails01:45 25/11/2013
U.S. lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they are skeptical that Iran will stick to a new nuclear deal and want Congress to prepare beefed up economic penalties to hit Tehran if the accord falls apart.
Secret US-Iran Talks Set Stage for Nuke Deal23:17 24/11/2013
The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved the way for the historic deal sealed early Sunday in Geneva aimed at slowing Tehran's nuclear program, The Associated Press has learned.
Russia's Putin Praises Iran Nuclear Deal17:46 24/11/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised a last-minute agreement between Iran and the six international negotiators on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Iran Strikes Last Minute Nuclear Deal With Group of Six11:25 24/11/2013 originally published at 09:30
Iran and the so-called Group of Six nations holding talks over Tehran's nuclear program clinched a last-minute agreement Sunday morning following four days of talks, apparently resolving the decade-long dispute over the issue.
Iran Expects no Breakthrough in Nuclear Talks on Saturday23:54 23/11/2013
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said a breakthrough agreement is unlikely during Saturday's talks on curbing Iran's nuclear program.
'5+1' Foreign Ministers Gather in Geneva for Iran Talks09:16 23/11/2013
Top diplomats of the "5+1" group of international negotiators are to attend talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva on Saturday, an indication that a deal on the issue may be at hand.
Lavrov Travels to Geneva for Iran Talks20:41 22/11/2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Geneva on Friday evening to meet with representatives of other nations negotiating with Iran on its nuclear program.
Putin, Netanyahu Hope for Solution on Iran Nuclear Program23:54 20/11/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he hoped talks in Geneva about Iran's nuclear program would soon bring a mutually acceptable solution.
Most Americans Back Iran Nuclear Deal – Poll21:12 20/11/2013
A majority of Americans support a deal to soften economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for restrictions placed on its nuclear program, according to a new poll released this week.
US Keeping Most Sanctions Against Iran – Official09:31 20/11/2013
The United States has no plans to lift most of the existing sanctions against Iran, a US official said Tuesday ahead of a new round of talks on Iranian nuclear program.
Putin Sees 'Real Chance' for Iranian Nuclear Solution19:05 18/11/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism about striking a deal on Iran's contentious nuclear program during a phone conversation Monday with his Iranian counterpart, the Kremlin said.
Russia's Lavrov Says 'Good Chance' of Nuclear Deal with Iran17:17 16/11/2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian television Saturday that the world powers and Iran have no fundamental disagreements now and there is a "very good chance" of clinching a long-sought deal on Tehran's nuclear program.
Iran FM Hopeful on Next Round of Nuclear Talks23:00 15/11/2013
Iran's foreign minister said Friday he was hopeful ahead of negotiations next week with world powers but reiterated Tehran's demand for recognition of what it calls its "nuclear rights."
Obama Urges No New Iran Sanctions23:59 14/11/2013
US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged federal lawmakers not to enact further sanctions against Iran amid ongoing negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.
US Plan for Iran Nuclear Program Blocked After Hasty Changes – Russia19:16 14/11/2013
Iran tentatively agreed to a US proposal for limiting its nuclear program, but backed out of the deal after last-minute changes in Geneva, Russia's foreign minister said Thursday.
Russia Says Iran Not to Blame for Geneva Talks Failure12:43 12/11/2013
Russia has said Iran was not to blame for the failed outcome of nuclear talks in Geneva last week, hinting at cracks in what had previously appeared to be a relatively united international front on the issue.
Russia's Lavrov Urges 'Political Will' to Solve Iran Nuclear Row12:24 10/11/2013
Russia's foreign minister has called on world powers and Iran to show "political will" in finding a solution to the international standoff over Tehran's nuclear program.
Iran Says Geneva Talks With World Powers 'Productive'09:31 10/11/2013
Iran's foreign minister said three days of talks about Tehran's nuclear program in Geneva were "productive" and the sides have reached an agreement on "a number of issues," although some differences still remain, Press TV has reported.
Talks Over Iran's Disputed Nuke Program Hit a Snag08:21 10/11/2013
Talks on a deal to temporarily curb Iran's nuclear program ran into trouble Saturday when France questioned whether the proposal went far enough, casting doubt an agreement could be reached during the current round of negotiations.
Iran Talks in Geneva Likely to Include Russian Foreign Minister23:12 08/11/2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to attend international talks in Geneva about Iran's controversial nuclear program amid hopes for a breakthrough deal, Russian diplomats said Friday.
Kerry: No Nuclear Deal Yet with Iran19:52 08/11/2013
Secretary of State John Kerry says there is no nuclear deal yet with Iran, but he's hoping to narrow gaps during negotiations.
Iran Tells CNN Nuclear Understanding Possible23:59 07/11/2013
Iran's foreign minister says he believes it's possible to reach "an understanding or an agreement" with six world powers on his country's nuclear program before talks wrap up on Friday.
Iran Says It Won't Stop Enriching Uranium to 20%22:04 31/10/2013
Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran would continue enriching uranium to 20 percent purity to power a nuclear reactor, denying a senior lawmaker's earlier claims of a temporarily halt, Iranian news network Press TV reported.
Iran Stopped Enriching Uranium to 20% - Iranian Lawmaker17:01 24/10/2013
Tehran has halted enrichment of uranium to 20 percent because it has enough stocks at the moment, a senior lawmaker was cited as saying by the Iranian parliament's website.
Iran Nuclear Talks End on Upbeat Note; More in November02:04 17/10/2013
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers ended on an upbeat note Wednesday, with top Western and Iranian negotiators announcing a follow-up round early next month while speaking of significant progress in efforts to reduce fears that Tehran may be seeking atomic arms.
Iran Open to Uranium Enrichment Deal if Sanctions Lifted – Source14:26 16/10/2013
Iran is ready to compromise over its controversial uranium enrichment program, if international sanctions against the country are lifted, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
Iranian, US Diplomats to Meet on Sidelines of Nuclear Talks04:08 15/10/2013
Iranian nuclear negotiators will meet with US diplomats on the sidelines of a two-day talks in Geneva that begin on Tuesday, the IRNA news agency said citing an Iranian envoy.
6-9 Months Enough to Find Solution on Iran Nuclear Program – Lavrov23:33 08/10/2013
Russia is convinced that six to nine months is enough time to find a mutually acceptable solution concerning Iran's controversial nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
Israel: No Dispute Over Iran Timeframe06:32 06/10/2013
Israel and the U.S. are on the same page regarding the need to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, an official said Saturday night after President Barack Obama told The Associated Press that Iran is at least a year away from the bomb.
Tehran to Prepare Nuclear Plan by Mid-October02:53 28/09/2013
Iran will prepare a plan to break the deadlock in nuclear talks before its next meeting with the Iran Six group of mediators, due in mid-October, the Iranian leader said.
Iran Vows to Prove Peaceful Nature of Its Nuclear Program04:08 27/09/2013
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pledged Thursday to prove to the international community that Tehran's nuclear program was "nothing but peaceful."
Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With Major Powers on Thursday22:27 23/09/2013
Iran's foreign minister will meet on Thursday with his counterparts from six world powers negotiating with Tehran on its controversial nuclear program, Iranian news agency IRNA reported Monday.
Russia Gives Iran Control of Bushehr Nuclear Plant21:50 23/09/2013 Originally posted at 18:02
Russia on Monday handed over operational control of the Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power plant to Iran in the country's south, said a spokesman for Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom.
Diplomacy on Syrian Crisis Offers Lesson for Iran Talks – Obama23:48 15/09/2013
US President Barack Obama said in a television interview broadcast Sunday that diplomacy used to tackle the issue of Syria's chemical weapons is a potential model for negotiations on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Iran to Take Control of Bushehr Nuclear Plant on Sept. 2419:55 13/09/2013
Iran's nuclear chief confirmed on Friday that operational control of the Bushehr nuclear plant would be handed over from Russia to Iran on September 24, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency reported.
Iran Ready to Guarantee Its Nuclear Program Peaceful – Rouhani15:52 13/09/2013
Iran can provide guarantees in the near future that its nuclear program is peaceful, but only if its right to develop atomic energy is respected, President Hassan Rouhani said Friday.
Iran Reiterates It Will Continue Peaceful Nuclear Program23:33 11/09/2013
Tehran will pursue its peaceful nuclear program and will not yield to pressure to scrap it, since it has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday, adding that his country was seeking to resolve contentions about the program through talks.
Iran Puts Foreign Ministry in Charge of Nuclear Talks19:26 05/09/2013
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani transferred the authority to conduct nuclear talks from the country's security council to the Foreign Ministry, the presidential office said in a statement on Thursday.
Iran Slams 'US Uranium Scenario' as Bid to Scuttle P5+1 Talks15:55 24/08/2013
The US allegation about an attempt by a man from Sierra Leone to sell uranium to Iran is designed to thwart Tehran's upcoming talks with a group of international mediators, Press TV reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian lawmaker.
Iran Foreign Ministry to Handle Nuclear Talks – Official14:01 20/08/2013
An Iranian diplomatic official said Tuesday that the country's foreign minister will lead nuclear talks with world powers, taking over from the country's national security council.
Iran Has 18,000 Uranium Centrifuges, 10,000 Active – Report09:07 18/08/2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran has a total of 18,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment, including 10,000 ones which are already active, the ISNA news agency has reported citing the country's outgoing nuclear chief.
Iran to Sign New Nuclear Power Plant Deal with Russia – Minister15:56 11/08/2013
Iran intends to sign an agreement with Russia soon on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.
Iran's New President Says Country Committed to Nuclear Talks23:35 06/08/2013
Iran is committed to resolving conflicts over its nuclear program and is waiting for a response from opponents, the country's new president said Tuesday.
Russia Expects Continuity in Iran Cooperation After Rouhani's Election - Lawmaker15:08 04/08/2013
Moscow hopes for continuity in Russia-Iran cooperation after the election of Hassan Rouhani as the Islamic Republic's new president, Russian parliament speaker Sergei Naryshkin said Sunday.
Six Nations Committed to Extensive Talks with Iran – Russia23:14 16/07/2013
The six world powers negotiating with Iran on its controversial nuclear program are committed to holding comprehensive talks with Tehran in the near future, the Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Israel Likely to Act Ahead of US in Regard to Iran - PM05:45 15/07/2013
Israel is likely to take steps ahead of the United States in regard to Iran as Tehran is getting "closer and closer to the bomb," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CBS television channel.
Iran Leader Asks Putin for Go-Ahead to Build New Nuclear Plant21:46 02/07/2013
Iran's president said Tuesday that preliminary talks for Russia to help build a new Iranian nuclear power plant had been completed, and the project just needed Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval to go ahead.
Putin, Obama Optimistic About Future of Iran Nuclear Talks02:08 18/06/2013
The Russian and US presidents share "cautious optimism" about the future of talks on the Iranian nuclear program under Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani.
Iran Says Could Talk With US If Nuclear Right Recognized21:01 17/06/2013
Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, has said Tehran could open talks with the United States but only if Washington recognized Iran's right to a nuclear program.
Russian MP Rules Out US 'Military Scenario' for Iran17:37 16/06/2013
The victory of reformist candidate Hassan Rouhani in Iran's presidential election will make it harder for the United States to opt for a military action against Tehran, a senior Russian lawmaker said Sunday.
US, Russia Urge Iran to Cooperate With IAEA17:46 05/06/2013
A group of international mediators on Iran's controversial nuclear program urged Tehran on Wednesday to collaborate with the UN nuclear agency and provide complete information on its nuclear activities.
No Guarantees That Iranian Nuclear Program Peaceful - IAEA21:53 03/06/2013
Iran has not provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with sufficient information to substantiate its claim that its nuclear program is peaceful, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday. An Iranian official in Moscow later called the allegation "unfounded."
Over 30 Killed in South Iran Quake, Bushehr NPP Unaffected22:18 09/04/2013 Originally posted at 18:08, 19:58
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) – At least 32 people were killed after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Bushehr province in southern Iran on Tuesday, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported citing the governor of Bushehr.
Iran Building New Nuclear Power Plant16:11 09/04/2013
Iran plans to build a new 360-MW nuclear power plant in the south of the country, Naser Shariflou, a former manager of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, said on Tuesday, according to the IRNA news agency.
Iran Nuclear Talks: No Breakthrough, But Step Forward20:29 06/04/2013
The latest round of talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear program has been "definitely a step forward," although it has ended with no clear breakthrough, Russia's top negotiator on Iran said on Saturday.
Iran Announces 'New' Nuclear Program Proposals19:31 05/04/2013
Iran said it voiced on Friday new proposals concerning its nuclear program to the group of six international negotiators comprising five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany (P5+1).
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Kazakhstan07:44 05/04/2013
A new round of talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) opens in the Kazakhstan city of Almaty on Friday as the sides struggle to find a compromise on Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
Iran Should Win International Community's Trust - UN Chief07:23 28/02/2013
The international community expects that Iran will clarify the nature of its nuclear program, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.
Iran Nuclear Talks End With No Breakthrough14:51 27/02/2013
Talks between Iran and six world powers on the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan without agreement on Wednesday, but the two sides have pledged to hold further meetings in the coming weeks.
First Day of Iran Nuclear Talks Ends With No Breakthrough22:09 26/02/2013
Participants of the first day of closed talks between Iran and a group of six nations held on Tuesday in the Kazakh city of Almaty were cautious in evaluating the results of the meeting.
New Round of Iran Nuclear Talks Starts in Kazakhstan14:48 26/02/2013
A new round of talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany opened in the Kazakhstan city of Almaty on Tuesday, with Tehran saying it will offer new proposals similar to an earlier Russian plan.
World Powers Seek Compromise in Iranian Nuclear Talks03:52 26/02/2013
The international community will offer Tehran some economic sanctions relief when Iran Six negotiators meet with Iranian officials on Tuesday in Kazakhstan for the latest round of high-level diplomatic talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program.
Iran Finds New Uranium Deposits, Selects 16 Nuclear Sites19:26 23/02/2013
Iran has found more uranium deposits and selected 16 new sites for nuclear power plants, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Saturday.
Iran, IAEA Agree on New Meeting05:32 14/02/2013
Delegations of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed to continue negotiations at Wednesday's meeting, Iran's Press TV reported.
Iran 'Hopes' to Build Bushehr Unit 2 with Russia23:51 12/02/2013
Tehran expects to start work on a second power unit at the Bushehr nuclear power plant together with Russia, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday.
Sanctions Against Iran 'Counterproductive' - Moscow22:08 12/02/2013
Moscow believes that unilateral sanctions against Iran will only make the resolution of the country's nuclear issue more difficult, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
New Iran-Six Nuclear Talks Set for February 25 – Iran Foreign Minister14:16 03/02/2013
A new round of talks between Iran and a group of international mediators on Iran's controversial nuclear program will be held in Kazakhstan on February 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Sunday.
Russia Urges Iran Again to Halt Nuclear Enrichment15:38 31/01/2013
Russia and other UN Security Council members have again urged Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment program, after Tehran announced plans to install new centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
EU Invites Iran for New Nuclear Talks Again20:16 30/01/2013
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has invited Iran to hold a new round of talks on its controversial nuclear program in February, Chief Spokesman for the High Representative Catherine Ashton, Michael Mann, said on Wednesday.
Differences Over Venue Delay Iran Plus Six Meeting - Lavrov18:30 28/01/2013
Iran and Western powers should stop behaving "like little children" and agree on a venue for future nuclear talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Lavrov Warns Against Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites17:25 23/01/2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday warned against the idea of strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, as Israel's incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reelected to his post for a third term with a promise he would do all he could to prevent Iran getting a nuclear bomb.
Iran to Continue Uranium Enrichment - Nuclear Chief15:30 18/12/2012
Iran will not cave in to external pressure and halt 20-percent uranium enrichment, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Tuesday.
Iran Denies UN Experts Access to Parchin Site Again04:05 14/12/2012
Iran has denied again a request by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to allow its experts to visit a suspected Iranian nuclear site, Iranian media reported.
Iran Condemns US Nuclear Test17:10 08/12/2012
Tehran has condemned the United States over a recent subcritical nuclear test as a threat to peace and stability, the Irna news agency reported on Saturday.
US Senate Votes For New Sanctions on Iran22:22 30/11/2012
The US Senate voted on Friday to impose broader sanctions on Iran targeting the country's domestic industries.
Iran Refuels Nuclear Plant23:16 28/11/2012
The Bushehr nuclear power plant has been refueled and is ready to resume operations, the IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Tehran dismissed media reports about secret talks with Washington on Tuesday, saying that the alleged talks were an attempt by US politicians to encourage a bigger turnout in November presidential polls.
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will hold talks with Iran's point man on the nuclear issue Saeed Jalili, the IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said problems related to his country's nuclear program must be discussed directly with the United States, IRNA news agency reported.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons and said he was ready to strike the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities if needed, Jerusalem Post said.
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Focus on understanding the individualised needs of the followers and works continuously to get them to develop to their full potential Contingent reward Clarifies what is expected from followers and what they will get if they meet expected levels of performance Active management Focus on monitoring task execution for any problems Avoidant leadership Tends to react only after problems have become serious to take corrective action and often avoids making any decision at all. This has some sub factors. The authors found that the best leaders seemed to have a mix of both transactional and transformational leadership. Languages, like our bodies, are in a perpetual flux, and stand in need of recruits to supply those words that are continually falling through disuse. -Cornelius Conway Felton, educator (1807-1862) that may arise and correcting those problems to maintain current performance levels
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Iran has been under international pressure to halt uranium enrichment, needed both for electricity generation and weapons production. Tehran has repeatedly rejected the demand, insisting it is pursuing a purely civilian program. Several Western powers have called for harsher sanctions against Tehran if it does not agree to halt uranium enrichment.
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Hamas was covertly attempting to strike an arms deal with North Korea so it can press on with firing missiles at Israel from the Gaza Strip, according to a report published the other day by The Telegraph newspaper.
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The new sanctions imposed by the United States against Russia will not impact the delivery of Mistral warships to Russia, according to the director of corporate media relations at DCNS, a French naval defense company.

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Scott County, Minnesota employs nearly 800 people and uses multiple Lawson enterprise application suites, including Enterprise Financial Management, Procurement and Human Capital Management. Scott County began using Amazon Web Services in 2010 as an early adopter of Lawson's cloud-based Disaster Recovery offering. As Scott County gained more experience with Cloud-based application performance and security, the county then worked with the Lawson Cloud Services team on a full migration to the Amazon Web Services platform for its ERP strategy. Read the full story.
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Available globally, Neotys now offers the NeoLoad performance testing software with on-demand "pay as you go" load testing on Amazon EC2. Using the familiar easy-to-use NeoLoad interface, you can now launch infinitely scalable and realistic test scenarios covering the entire application delivery chain. Provisioning the cloud infrastructure takes just a few minutes and since you only pay for what you use, it's cost effective too. Visit for a free download.
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In addition to the response outlined in the Reporting & Resources section, the Incident Response Team (IRT) addresses issues relating to bias-related incidents and hate crimes. The IRT aids in developing recommendations to help the Student Life Office determine if, when and how the community should be informed of a bias-related incident or hate crime that has occurred. They also discuss and implement appropriate educational and programming opportunities in response to an incident.
The IRT is composed of the Dean of Inclusion and Leadership, Director of Multicultural and Leadership Programs, a member of the residence life staff, an additional member of the student life staff, a member of the faculty, the Director of Regional Sites, and a student representative appointed by ASC and Multicultural Programs. The IRT convenes when an incident occurs.
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Givenchy Gentleman is, in my opinion, simply the best after-shave in the world. It also comes as a "splash-on" in a spray bottle for anytime use.
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Gentleman user since the 70's. Once I saw it wasn't in it's classic white checked box, Red Flags ! Sure enough about 6 or so years ago when the box changed, so did the scent. It's awful. Did a lot of investigating, stone walled by Givenchy here in N.Y. made a contact and was told the men's line was bought out. But how in the world did the new owners change the box and the scent and call it Gentleman. This is why for those of you who noticed the difference when you bought the classic checked white box, were horrified with the new totally different scent. Even store dealers didn't know what I dug up. They should have when the buyers had to eventually scream "refund". The new company should have changed the name or left the great classic scent alone. This was "cult" cologne. Not anymore.
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I love this cologne it matches with my body chemistry. I don't like the fresh or fresh showered smell, I don't like a cologne that diminishes during the day. I live in Florida and a good smell can diminish quickly. I've has a lot of compliments on the fragrance. The price at Fragrance X is a GREAT VALUE. They priced in under duty free international prices and cheaper than on a cruise
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Wonderful fragrance that's isn't easy to find in shampoo.
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By Laura Mandaro and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks rallied 1% Tuesday, getting a lift from Greek polls signaling a commitment to the euro currency and on hopes of more global stimulus. Oil and gold ended lower after the euro dropped below $1.25 on concerns over Spain's solvency.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.42% gained 125.86 points, or 1.01%, to 12,580.69 after rising 156.78 points. Of 30 components, 28 traded higher, led by Bank of America Corp. /quotes/zigman/190927/delayed/quotes/nls/bac BAC -1.03% , up 4.1%.
Caterpillar Inc. /quotes/zigman/221644/delayed/quotes/nls/cat CAT +0.52% contributed the most to the Dow's point gains after China's government appeared to move ahead with stimulus policies, which stoked a steep rally in Asia stocks, the materials sector, and early gains in gold and oil. Read more on stimulus in China.
In Greece, polls showed that the conservative New Democracy party was ahead of the antibailout, left-wing Syriza. The debt-laden nation will hold an election June 17, as concerns grow over whether Greece will stay committed to austerity measures and remain in the euro zone.
The polls "bring back to front and center that Greek people don't want to leave the euro," said Michael Gibbs, co-head of the equity-advisory group at Raymond James in Memphis. "The market is taking that as a positive."
The search for new emerging markets
The New Tigers of the world have the potential to steal the spotlight from their regional peers, defy the slowdown and reshape the global economy.
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Turkey and Poland dazzled observers with their economic performance following the global credit crunch, but remain vulnerable to euro-zone crisis.
• Poland, Turkey offer higher risk, more reward
• Polish, Turkish financials are thriving
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• Turkey puts faith in new generation
• Poland and Turkey: Crunch the numbers
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The indexes reached their highs of the day after a disappointing reading on U.S. consumer confidence. That action, following a jump in Japan's Nikkei 225 /quotes/zigman/5986735/delayed JP:NIK +0.18% after a weak Japanese employment report, suggests more investors are betting on further global monetary stimulus to support a still-troubled global economy, said one analyst. Read more on rise in Japan's jobless rate.
"Weaker economic news here and subdued inflation might be bullish for stocks in terms of more Fed medicine and [stimulus] from other central banks," said Nick Raich, direct of research at Key Private Bank in Cleveland. "Weak economic data supports more global stimulus coming, and [that expectation] supports the market," he said.
After surging in the first hour of trading, stocks gave up nearly half of their rise after the euro fell below $1.25 /quotes/zigman/4867933/realtime/sampled EURUSD -0.2525% , a move that followed ratings agency Egan-Jones Ratings Co. downgrading Spain's credit rating. Read more on currencies.
Spain's fiscal problems and its deteriorating banking sector have been a growing cause for concern in recent weeks. On Tuesday, the Spanish government said its retail sales fell nearly 10% in April on an annual, calendar-adjusted basis. Read more on Spain.
U.S. stocks regained most of those early gains by the last half-hour of trading.
The Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -0.05% advanced 33.46 points, or 1.2%, to 2,870.99.
Among Nasdaq-listed shares, Facebook Inc. /quotes/zigman/9962609/delayed/quotes/nls/fb FB -1.62% shares ended down 9.6% to $28.84 as their first day of options trading began. Shares are now 24% below their IPO price. Read more on Facebook.
U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.
The S&P 500 Index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.45% rose 14.60 points, or 1.1%, to 1,332.42. All 10 industry sectors were higher, led by materials and tech. Health care, utilities and consumer staples lagged behind.


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Welcome to the Lanham Brothers Jamboree!
Bluegrass, country, gospel, clogging, square-dancing, skits, comedy, crowd interaction, family entertainment for all ages!
The Lanham Brothers Jamboree is always the second saturday of the month from april through september at the Diamond Lake Resort Theater, (just west of Owensboro, KY). We have different musical guest each month. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 ages 6 to 12, and children ages 5 and under free. Group discounts are available for 15 people or more by calling 270-314-4331. For reserved seating you can buy tickets here on our website or buy them at door, starting at 5pm, the day of the show. Please remember we do not take on-line ticket orders the day of the show but you can buy them at the door starting at 5pm. The Lanham Brothers Jamboree brings some of the areas BEST talent around, and our shows feature professional sound and lighting for great experience. All shows are filmed for TV, and will be featured on KET KY public broadcast station!
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June 14 show coming up.
We are so excited to have returning guest Laura Briner and Susan Kuegel on the show again. Also, can't wait to hear bluegrass band Kings Highway. Great friend and great talent. Barry Lanham and... Read more
Wade Hayes coming Back to Lanham brothers Jamboree
We are so excited to have Wade Hayes join us again this year for another show May 10th. As always, you will hear him do some of his hit songs, as well as some covers,...Read more Read more
Latest KET KY Schedule for Lanham Brothers Jamboree
Chandler Christian, Blackberry Jam, and Natasha Neely are featured. KETKY Sunday, January 26 at 4:30 pm EST KETKY Sunday, February 23 at 6:30 pm EST KETKY Monday, February 24 at 10:30 pm EST... Read more
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How rich is Tony Blair?
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's socialist ideals have not prevented him from becoming a multi-millionaire since he left office. We track the rise of his earning potential...
Tony Blair: Making serious money
'I am a socialist [ because] it stands for equality'. So said the Rt Hon Anthony Charles Lynton Blair in his maiden speech in the House of Commons on July 6 1983. However, as Tony Blair is now a millionaire several times over, it would appear that some people are more equal than others.
Blair graduated in jurisprudence from St John's College, Oxford and later qualified as a barrister.
He was elected as the Labour MP for Sedgefield in 1983 (current parliamentary salary: £65,737), and enjoyed a rapid ascent, with his first front bench appointment coming a year later. He was appointed Labour leader in 1994, following the sudden death of John Smith.
At the age of 43 years old Blair became the youngest Prime Minister (current salary: £197,689) since 1812, following a landslide victory in the 1997 General Election. Victories in the 2001 and 2005 elections meant that when Blair resigned the premiership in 2007 he was the Labour Party's longest-serving prime minister and the only person to lead the party to three consecutive General Election victories.
However, it is Blair's post-PM activities that have made him a serious financial heavyweight, and it has been estimated that he has earned at least £15m since leaving Number 10.
He is a senior advisor at investment bank JP Morgan (salary estimates range between £500,000 and £2.5m) and advises the Swiss insurance firm Zurich Financial Services on climate change issues for a reputed £1m a year, not to mention his consulting role with luxury goods firm LVMH. And he was said to have been paid an estimated £1m for writing a report for the government of Kuwait on the future of the oil-rich state.
Indeed, such is the demand for his advisory services that he has set up a commercial consultancy firm, Tony Blair Associates, which has banked at least £2m advising foreign countries and businesses.
Although still dogged by certain decisions made when PM, such as his unpopular wars, Blair is cashing in on his popularity and has received an estimated £5m for his memoirs, although he has vowed to give the money to charity with the Royal British Legion the beneficiary.
The royalties from sales autobiographies by former PMs Margaret Thatcher and John Major sold around 500,000 and 200,000 copies respectively - are likely to earn millions more for the charity.
And for those that couldn't wait for the memoirs to be published, Blair has been active on the after-dinner speech circuit. Signed to the Washington Speakers Bureau for £500,000, Blair typically commands up to $250,000 for a 90-minute speech.
He is widely believed to be the highest paid speaker commanding even more than former US President Bill Clinton and has reportedly earned over £5m for his speaking engagements. Last year he earned almost £400,000 for two half-hour speeches in the Philippines.
On top of this, Blair receives £84,000 of taxpayers' money to run a private office, and he is also entitled to draw a pension of £63,468.
Most recently, the former PM named as the 2010 recipient of the annual Liberty Award in the US - including a £67,000 cash prize.
Blair's vast property portfolio
Finally, Blair, who is married to Cherie Booth QC, the barrister daughter of actor Tony Booth, also boasts an enviable property portfolio.
Most recently, the Blairs paid £1m for a house for a three-bedroom maisonette in a Georgian townhouse in central London for their daughter. It becomes the eighth home in the Blairs' seemingly ever-expanding portfolio.
It was bought mortgage-free in the names of Mrs Blair and her 22-year-old daughter Kathryn, Land Registry documents revealed in August 2010. Their three eldest children now each have a £1m home in central London, all bought with substantial help from their parents.
Kathryn and her older brothers Euan, 26, and Nicky, 24, all live within striking distance of their parents' £3.7m mansion in Connaught Square.
The Blairs have amassed property worth £15m since Mr Blair entered Downing Street in 1997. Mrs Blair is understood to have paid for the two-storey property for Miss Blair, who until recently studied European law in Strasbourg, where she had a scholarship. She previously studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. It follows the purchase of a £1.3m Grade II-listed townhouse for Euan and a £1.13m 'lad's pad' for Nicky.
Since leaving Downing Street in 2007, Mr Blair is estimated to have made £25m from lectures and lucrative consultancy deals. Claims that he has earned up to £60m have been dismissed by his office as 'simply ludicrous'.
The true figure for Mr Blair's wealth is impossible to pin down. He has set up a complicated web of companies through which he channels his earnings without having to declare them publicly.


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I was challenged by a sales reps at one of our two Home Audio stores to turn off the "loudness" setting on my Denon and bypass the tone controls for a week. (I had been complaining about highs being to bright and getting hard with higher volumes.)
So I did...
My first thought was - man, my system sounds like s**t. I realized I was listening to the XM receiver so I put a CD in - big difference but I still wasn't convinced.
I had an opportunity to just sit down and listen to a few CDs yesterday with no wife or kids around. I grabbed the 5 CDs I had been taking with me to test drive some new speakers and put them in the tray. Turned the stereo up to a decent listening volume and just listened to the music. (I've taken the time to audition some great speakers over the last few days in my quest for a new pair. This has more than pointed out the limitations of my current system.) I must say - the Monitors have never sounded better. They were no where near as fatiguing as I had experienced over the last 3 years.
I'm sure there are many of you who would say something to the effect of - "told ya!" I've read many comments about manufacturers needing to do away with tone and loudness controls. I don't know that I'd agree but - I'm no longer using mine. Thanks to Donnie at Barney Miller's Home Audio in Lexington, KY for the challenge and opening my ears.


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By Rick Nelson, Extended Forecast
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ENID, Okla. —
Regardless of the weather and availability of feed, wintering cows is an expensive venture.
Winter is not quite over, so providing cows a cost-effective diet is still a concern, and there is no dramatic new technology to solve those challenges. So, improving dietary or management efficiencies will be the key for the remainder of this season, and in planning for next winter.
Researchers at Oklahoma State University conducted a trial to collect data to support various management decisions regarding how hay can be fed to minimize waste and whether a feed additive may contribute to digestive efficiency to reduce the amount of hay cows need for performance.
Recent attention has been given to hay feeders, where common sense applies — management or feeders that minimize waste decrease hay costs and improve profitability. Newly designed cone-shaped hay feeders that funnel hay to the middle of a round feeder reduce waste substantially.
Cone hay feeders had only 5 percent hay waste in the OSU research, compared to 21 percent for open-bottom hoop feeders. Feeders with a simple metal skirt around the bottom reduced waste to 13 percent.
Feeding an ionophore, such as Rumensin or Bovatec, to cows also has generated producer interest. Those products improve weight gain in stocker cattle and feed efficiency in feedlot cattle, so can we expect the same with cows?
Cows typically are fed a supplement to balance any protein or energy deficiencies in average to low quality hay. OSU workers have demonstrated that including 200 mg Rumensin in the supplement fed to cows maintained cow body weight and condition with less hay being fed.
This research demonstrated that cows needed 10 percent less hay than those feed supplements without the feed additive. Basically, the key to savings is restricting the amount of hay fed.
If a producer has the ability to hand feed cows a certain amount of properly supplemented hay, efficiencies of its use will improve, hay expenses will decline and cow condition will remain constant when Rumensin is fed.
If however, hay is not limited, cows still will be more efficient, but hay consumption will remain as it was, perhaps greater, with improved cow performance over what may have already been acceptable. In the OSU study, cows fed Rumensin were allowed access to hay only six hours daily.
All treatment groups in this research achieved the same weight gain and body condition.
Producers typically allot at least two tons of hay for each cow in the winter. If a change in management or feed efficiency results in 10-15 percent hay savings that may result in a change in profitability of $20 per cow.
It's not a lot of money by itself, but coupled with other management strategies, it may contribute to whether a producer can maintain the size of their cowherd or have to sell some.
Producers wanting information on these practices should contact their local extension office for advice on how to adapt these and other management techniques to their operation.
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Mr. Matthew Robert "Bob" Lindsey, 87, of Hahira, Georgia passed away at his residence Oct. 12, 2012. He was born June 13, 1925 in Washington, D.C. to the late Jonathan Franklin Lindsey and Loy Matilda Cowart Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey was retired from the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of WWII, Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Wars. He also retired from Civil Service and was a paper carrier for the Valdosta Daily Times for many years. He was a member of the Salem Primiotive Baptist Church in Adel, Ga.; a past Govenor of the Moose Lodge receiving the Fellowship Degree, a member of the V.F.W., the Federal Reserve Association and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 13.
Mr. Lindsey is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois "Jo" Yancey Lindsey of Hahira, Ga.; three sons and two daughter-in-laws, Robert "Butch" Lindsey of LaGrange, Ga.; James Perry and Anne Lindsey of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jonathan Lee and Louise Lindsey of Virginia Beach, Va.; one daughter, Mary L. Lindsey of Hahira, Ga.; a sister and brother-in-law, Jennie Kate and Paul Blackmon of Abilene, Texas; grandchildren: Brian and Jason Lindsey of LaGrange, Ga., Shannon Kissane of Portland, Fla.; Missy and Leon Alvarez of Bogata, Columbia and eight great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 at the Salem Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at the Money Cemetery in Cook county with full Military Honors. Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 1804 S. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, Ga. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.boonefunerals.com. — Boone Funeral Home.


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Out of Box Theatre's new one-act plays, Scorned and Touched, will run together as a macabre double feature. This is "21st-Century, American, don't-close-your-eyes-or-something-might-get-you live theatre."
Meet Candy. Candy just wants to live a normal life, but what's a girl to do when her overbearing parents keep getting in the way of her love life? Things are never quite right once you're Touched.
In Scorned, three travelers discover that they may have too much baggage when they find themselves stranded in a mountain wilderness during a relentless winter storm. It's a fight for survival against the elements and each other. Temperatures drop and tempers rise when what begins as a cold day in hell proves to have no fury like a woman scorned.
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MODESTO — Modesto police are investigating a fatal shooting on Thursday night a few blocks southeast of Floyd Avenue and Coffee Road.
The shooting occurred at the same Vera Cruz Drive fourplex where two teenagers were shot to death a little over a year ago.
At about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to the 2400 block of Vera Cruz on a report that someone had been shot, according to Lt. Rick Armendariz of the Modesto Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found a male victim believed to be in his late teens or early 20s on the ground near the stairwell of the fourplex.
Emergency responders attempted CPR. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, and later pronounced dead.
The suspect, or suspects, had fled the scene before officers arrived. There were conflicting reports of the number of people involved, and whether they were in one or two cars.
A neighbor who lives about a block away said she heard three shots, but arrived too late to see anything.
While officers were canvassing the area for suspects, officers received a report that a woman arrived at nearby Memorial Medical Center suffering from stab wounds.
She was in surgery late Thursday night suffering from critical injuries.
Armendariz said police are investigating whether the two incidents are related, but said it was too early to draw that conclusion. He did not immediately know where the stabbing took place.
Neighbors at the shooting scene Thursday night said they were tired of the violence in the area and fearful that more people, especially children, could get hurt.
On Feb. 10, 2012, Rolando Luna, 15, and Andrew Ensey, 19, both of Modesto, were hit by gunfire. Luna was pronounced dead at the scene. Ensey was critically injured but died the next day.
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haha, Fiammetta and Sophia were my first thoughts. I have a friend with a little Sophia "Fia"--I think it's great. She hated Sophie, and Sophia was a huge compromise on her part, so I'm happy she at least gets Fia, which she really likes.
Fiona and Serafina are great suggestions, I think--what about Fiora? I've never really been able to get behind Fiona 100%, but I adore Fiora! I think Fiorella is great, too, for Fia. Or even Fio. I think Fio is pretty awesome, myself! Maybe even Flora "Fia"?
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Despite my signature (heh) Fiona nn Fia is on our short list if this baby is a girl. Top 5, def. I hadn't heard of Fia either until I saw it on NB.
Fiona works best for me b/c my husband likes it and he would never go for Fiammetta in a million years. I do like it, tho, and I think it could work for Serafina/Serafina and even Josephine as well.Mrs. H.
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A name I LOVE is Fiala. It's a Czech name that means "violet". I think it's great!Mom to Sylvia Caron and Linus Roman
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R2P Highlights Family Strengthening
The family is the foundation on which children develop the ability to lead productive, satisfying, and independent lives. Family can be defined broadly, as two-parent, single-parent, multiple, foster, kinship, adoptive, or blended families. Pamela Day, CWLA's Director of Child Welfare Services, emphasizes that "however family is defined, it is in the best interest of communities to support families and protect children." In turn, healthy children and families give back to their communities in many ways.
R2P has identified the following evidence-based family strengthening programs.
Strengthening Families in the Rural Southwest
Strengthening Families in the Rural Southwest is an out-growth of a partnership between Pima Youth Partnership (PYP) and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Reservation near Tucson, Arizona. In 1994, PYP collaborated with community leaders to develop CORE, a coalition of concerned citizens and adult and youth leaders dedicated to addressing protective and risk factors for Yaqui children.
The coalition was so beneficial as an active community partnership, the Yaqui tribe sought to involve CORE-PYP to address the dramatic increase in Yaqui youth suspended from school in the 1998-1999 school year. Of 1,300 Yaqui youth enrolled in grades K-12, 160 were suspended or expelled. In the 1999-2000 school year, the figure nearly doubled. Existing services were insufficient for this number of youth, who were considered at high risk for delinquency, violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and school dropout.
Strengthening Families in the Rural Southwest was designed in response. A program manager and a family liaison were hired to assist CORE in planning and implementing the program. Strengthening Families had three aims:
to increase the capacity of CORE and other partners on the Yaqui reservation to deliver services in effective parenting and to prevent substance abuse,
to document CORE's decisionmaking in selecting and testing an effective family-strengthening model, and
to determine the impact on families with children suspended from school.
CORE, community members, and PYP chose the Iowa
Version of Kumpfer's Strengthening Families for Parents and
Youth Ages 10-14, a U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
exemplary program. The program was implemented
midyear in 2000; members of the Yaqui tribe staffed the program,
and community volunteers were recruited to become
certified course facilitators.
Thirty families were recruited to participate in the program.
The program's seven 90-minute sessions were held multiple
times each week to make it easier for families to participate.
Parents learned how to set rules and limits and establish
communication. Youth learned goal setting and communication
skills. Families practiced their new skills for three months,
then received four additional booster sessions.
Participants completed surveys after the seven initial sessions
and four booster sessions. One parent expresses greater
confidence: "My child has been challenging me for a long
time, but now I feel more comfortable with my role as a parent."
Another comments, "My kids were real impressed with
the program, and now I am comfortable with my kids making
choices in their decisions."
Posttest data, available for 20 parents, showed significant
improvement in 16 of 20 behaviors. Data available for six parents
after the four booster sessions showed they maintained
improvement. As one mom says, "I am now able to set limits
with my girls, and our communication is better too!" Families
once divided are together again. One proud mother proclaims,
"Everything is okay. My kids are back in my custody because
of all your support and understanding."
Posttest outcome data for 30 youth showed significant improvement
in 12 of 14 categories. Data collected for nine youth after the four booster sessions showed improvement in
the original 12 behaviors was maintained.
Original funding through the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention ended in September 2001. Additional funding has
been awarded through the Center for Mental Health Services
to expand Strengthening Families to the entire community
and to examine how the program may work to prevent youth
violence. Replication of the model is available through PYP.
Contact PYP Executive Director Luan Wagner at 520/744-9595, or visit PYP online at www.pyp.com.
Healthy Families Arizona
Since 1991, Arizona's Department of Economic Security
(DES) has offered preventive services to the families of
at-risk newborns through its Healthy Families Arizona (HFAz)
Program. Modeled after the original Healthy Families developed
in Hawaii and now operating in more than 40 states,
HFAz served 2,303 families in 23 sites in 2001.
This home-based program, which has received national
acclaim from Prevent Child Abuse America, has three goals:
prevent child abuse and neglect,
enhance parenting and the parent-child relationship, and
promote child health and development.
Families participate voluntarily and are screened for HFAz
in two stages. Initial screening in the hospital, immediately
after the birth of a child, focuses on risk factors associated
with child abuse and neglect. If significant risks are identified,
further assessment determines eligibility for the program.
Ninety-five percent of the families have at least four home
visits, thus meeting the criteria for active engagement. About
65% participate for seven months or more; 42.7% for one
year or more. The average duration of participation is 498
days. Home visits begin quickly, with 75% of newborns seen
by 24 days of age.
Services focus on child development education but include
linking to resources and counseling about domestic violence,
parent-child bonding, and life-coping skills. One new parent
notes, "I was going through a really bad time with postpartum
depression. I felt alone most of the time. [Healthy Families]
talked with me, and it really helped."
Services are provided by paraprofessional staff, who are
selected based on their understanding of child abuse and neglect
issues, appropriate family roles, and relationships; their
ability to relate to families and other professionals; and the
cultural and ethnic composition of the target population.
HFAz sites are evaluated individually and collectively to
identify and address divergent findings and to ensure service
quality. The program evaluation relies on interim indicators of
parental stress, child safety, parental alcohol and drug use, and
parents' education and employment. The Parental Stress Index
(PSI) is used with all families, along with a home safety assessment.
Measures are applied at families' entry into HFAz and
at 6, 12, and 18 months of service.
Parents showed significant improvement on all six subscales
of the PSI from program entry to six months. At 12 months,
changes were significant in five subscales; at 18 months, all sub-scales
were significantly improved over initial scores. Assessments
also showed improvement in home safety measures.
Child developmental screening uses the Ages and Stages
questionnaire, which assesses development in communication, motor skills, problem solving, and socialization. Children suspected
of delayed development are referred for further assessment.
Parents are assessed periodically for alcohol or drug
problems and referred for further assessment and treatment
as needed.
One participant says, "I needed help with my alcohol problem,
and they got me in a treatment program with the baby.
I didn't know how to get over my drinking problem. If I
hadn't had this program, I don't know how I would have
made it myself."
Measures of maternal life course (the mother's education
and employment) showed that after six months, 14% of participants
had obtained a GED and 17% were enrolled in a
GED program. One mom, now in school, has held the same
job for two years-"The most I've ever been at any job!" she
says proudly.
Of 368 participants responding to a satisfaction survey,
98% rated the services as excellent or good. HFAz answered
questions and provided much needed support for parents like
this first-time, scared, single mother: "The program taught me
about the stages of child development, how to set goals, and
I've been reading books with my son since he was only 2 weeks
old. I also just finished my first semester of college."
Because incidents of child abuse or neglect were low among
participants and the larger population when they entered
HFAz, it was not a useful measure of the program's effectiveness.
As Family Support Specialist Leesa Irwin emphasizes,
"We're the opposite of child protective services. We come in
before abuse happens."
For further information, visit the DES website at
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