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A Holy Convocation, a remembrance by blowing of trumpets - Yom Hazikaron Teruah - Leviticus 23:24: "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, you shall have a Shabbat, a memorial of blowing of horns, a holy gathering. You shall do no labor in it; but you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. Rosh Hashanah - literally "Head of the Year" - is the Jewish New Year. It is called in the Bible the Day of the blowing of the Trumpets, the Day of Judgment, and the Day of Memorial. Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first day of Tishrei - Rosh Chodesh Tishrei which is the first month of the Jewish secular year, and the seventh month of the Biblical year. It is celebrated as a two day holiday in the Diaspora, but only one day in Israel. It is customary on Rosh Hashanah to eat foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings and abundance. The regular Hallah is replaced with a round one symbolizing the passing of the year, sweet apples and Hallah are eaten dipped in honey symbolyzing the desire for a sweet new year. Also, the head of a fish is eaten symbolizing the beginning of a new and good year, at which the parents bless their children with the words, "May you be the head and not the tail" from Devarim 28:13. The traditional greeting for Rosh Hashanah is: "L'Shanah tovah tikotevu" "May you be inscribed for a good year!" The day is not one of merrymaking, but of quiet self-inventory, repentance, and resolving to be guided by the teachings of the Torah in the year to come. The name "Rosh Hashanah" is not mentioned in the Torah. YOM TERUAH — A DAY OF BLOWING THE SHOFAR. This name recalls the sound of the Shofar of God at Mount Sinai, the day when God would drive out the powers of darkness by giving us His Torah. The Shofar was also used as a rallying call to all Israel to battle for the Kingdom of God. The Shofar is to remind the worshipers of God's providence, of the ram that was substituted for the sacrifice of Isaac, thus to remind us about the substitutionary sacrifice of Yeshua at His first coming. And the Shofar is to presage the second coming of Moshiach Yeshua, whose arrival will be heralded by the "Great Shofar." There are four different sounds associated with the blowing of the Shofar: 1. TEKIAH - a pure, unbroken sound that calls man to search his heart, forsake his wrong ways, and seek forgiveness through repentance. 2. SHEVORIM - a broken, staccato sound, consisting of three short blasts. It typifies the sorrow that comes to man when he realizes his misconduct and desires to change his ways. 3. TERUAH - a succession of nine tremulous sounds of alarm calling upon man to stand by the banner of God. 4. TEKIAH GADOLAH - the prolonged, unbroken sound typifying a final appeal to sincere repentance and atonement. Combinations of one hundred of these sounds are arranged in three sets of blasts throughout the Rosh Hashanah service YOM HA-ZEKARON — A DAY OF MEMORIAL. It may recall Israel's forebears as God's people or it may refer to a public commemoration of the dead. The power of memory is to recall one's deeds for personal introspection. YOM HA-DIN — A DAY OF JUDGMENT. This day the world was called into existence; this day He causes all mankind to stand in judgment. Tradition tells that the Book of Life is opened on Rosh Hashanah and sealed on Yom Kippur. In this book the fate of the righteous, the wicked, and those uncertain are recorded. The first are inscribed for life, the second are blotted out from the book of the living, and the third are given respite to repent. Rosh Hashanah commemorates the birth of Adam, Isaac, Samuel, the Binding of Isaac, and the birth of the world. On the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah it is customary for pious Jews to go to a body of water and symbolically cast away their sins with prayer, called Tashlich. "And You will cast all their sins into the depth of the sea" (Micah 7:18). Because bread is symbolic of sin, the participants in this ceremony empty their pockets of bread crumbs and throws them into the water. |


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It's about time this story was told.
- 12:07 a.m. July 24, 2012
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Great story; lovely family. Family history is a captivating family diversion, and it appears this family is having a good time delving into it.
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I don't know that there has been any real attempt on the part of church or
civil authorities to hide black history in the church as there was a sense that
color didn't matter. I've known since my early childhood that there
were slaves in the small Cache Valley town I grew up in.
One of the
most memorable days in my life was when I read in San Jose that the priesthood
was being extended to all righteous male members. That day was followed closely
by a time when, as a counsellor in the Elders' Quorum, I looked around a
circle of priesthood holders and I saw whites, latinos, a philipino, an eskimo
and a vietnamese. All brothers in the gospel and all sons of our Father.
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That's a nice article. Thanks to the Flake family for sharing your
I don't know that there has been any time that the story
hasn't been told, gdog3finally; Green Flake was a regular speaker at
Pioneer Day celebrations toward the end of his life, including the great 50th
anniversary celebration in 1897. He died in 1903 and toward the end of his life
he was one of the few surviving members of the trek and he was remembered
regularly in the newspapers. His funeral was a big event and was covered in the
Deseret Evening News.
Green Flake was also remembered in some detail
in the 1965 Daughters of Utah Pioneers publication, The Negro Pioneer, and has
been remembered in a variety of other books, dissertations, and articles.
One quibble about this article. Green Flake wasn't driving the
carriage when Brigham Young entered the Valley; Wilford Woodruff was. Green
Flake was in Orson Pratt's advance party, as mentioned later in the
article, so he entered the Valley several days earlier. He was the very first to
drive a wagon into Emigration Canyon, and that may be the source of confusion
about this story.
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To Old Wanderer. Hello there! I would like to say thank you for your comments and for sharing fond memories. This is a comment from Latwanna from the article. :o)I would like to clarify that there is no effort in the stake where we live to share black history in the church at this time. For instance, I learn about Blacks in the Scriptures firesides and black history month programs being held in other chapels in the country, but we have yet to take those steps in our own stake. The church is the same everywhere we go, but each ward and stake does things differently. Does that make sense? Living in South Carolina is quite different than living in Utah. Some areas of the state are a tad bit socially segregated, so to speak. We also have wards that are predominantly white congregations in neighborhoods where the demographic is split down the middle between blacks and whites. The attrition rate is high for blacks getting baptized in our stake, and we are waiting patiently for the organization of a SC Genesis Group so that we can help black members to go beyond baptism and endure to the end.
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What an inspiring story. Reminds me of Uncle Tom's Cabin...
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Great story about some great people, then and now.
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"embrace the love". Words to live by.
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Fred Parker is a new area authority seventy, I assume
around Atlanta where he's from. You should get him to come and talk to
your ward, he was a great example of putting your shoulder to the wheel and
getting things done to our Atlanta (mostly inner-city) Ward. He welcomed and
treated white or black with the same love. He'd be a great resource to
My trips to central South Carolina sure opened my eyes to
'the other side of the tracks' quite literally. The social divide is
there and understandable and unfortunate. Blatant racism might be on the
decline but the divide exists and can really hurt relationships. Good luck to
you as you try to bridge that gap for new converts.
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Thank you for your encouraging words and thank you for
sharing this valuable information. I will endeavor to keep my "shoulder to
the wheel..."
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I kept thinking of Sistas in Zion's last post, about the Trek...genealogy is so fascinating, and I am encouraged reading this. Your story is so fascinating, I'd love to know more. Thank you for sharing!
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I read that post also and it was a great read. Thanks for
your comments and you are quite welcome. Most likely you will have an
opportunity to hear more about how "Little Green" is doing in the
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Thread: Respected opponents
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Respected opponents
I'm somewhat naively going to propose a thread which I'm sure will descend into some kind of flame-fest or similar, but what the heck, we haven't had one of these kinds of threads in a while so I'd thought I'd see if it goes well.
Basically, you're to nominate up to 3 of your opponents, be they creep or freep, who you'd like to play/group with if you were playing on the opposite side. This may be because you think they'd keep you alive, or they'd get you loads of kills, or you respect the way they play, or you think they're awesome players, or you think they'd be fun to hang out with, or you simply like them for whatever reason.
I guess I should start then or they'd not be much point in me suggesting this. In no particular order, Gutlard, Burglartarget and Hazbak. Gut, because I think he's slightly more crazy than me and would be a laugh to run with. BT because well, if he could somehow heal/bubble my hunter, that would be a disgusting, invincible, face melting duo to reign supreme over all your faces. And Haz, because she's one of the few creeps out there who gets how I play, shows a lot of respect and class, TRIES (yeah, that's right, so many creeps don't even try and that makes me sad) and I think she's just a nice person. She's also, in my opinion, one of the most improved players of the last year or so. There may be better wargs out there, she'd be first to admit that, but she's definitely right up there and is a formidable opponent. Plus, we always have epic duels.
May 28 2012 11:41 AM #2
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SexySadie - Really good at soloing without store items
Danuf - He knows what he is talking about and has a variably ranked Warleader on Brandywine
Plok - He never solo zergs and will simply let small groups/solos go rather than look for easy points
May 28 2012 11:51 AM #3
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Rabidskum - because he never uses brands in fights.
Uglymf - because he never ganks or runs from fights.
Pouncival - because he never zergs solos with large wargpacks.
Konfident - because he never hugs NPC's
Biohazzard - because he never complains or whines about freeps.
May 28 2012 11:56 AM #4
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The descent into flames was even quicker than expected...
Jaiyne - Consistant record for melting faces
Kynji - Red dresses
Karathryn - Battlestar references
I have a feeling minnies and wargs would be a wonderful combination.Last edited by Arvaen; May 28 2012 at 12:03 PM.
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May 28 2012 12:24 PM #6
Re: Respected opponents
Wulfy- Our fights are epic and always SO close that they can go either way and I enjoy finding you on the map to 1v1 And I appreciate you coming over after a few great fights to congratz eachother.
Jaiyne- Even though I know you will roflpwn me I still enjoy trying to go against you. One day maybe.
Darksmoke- I enjoy our 1v1s when we get a chance to have them They are always fun.
There are a few more but :P it says name 3 so sorry haha
May 28 2012 03:46 PM #7
Re: Respected opponents
Jaiyne - She kinda hits hard and is a little impossible to kill.
Milnor: Yay cappy heals!
Wulfhram (or his warden): On your hunter, your damage is obviously annoying. :P Equally annoying on your warden. People would probably ignore you in a fight, leaving you to stack dots.Last edited by loriendil; May 28 2012 at 03:48 PM.
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May 28 2012 04:33 PM #8
Re: Respected opponents
You took great precautions to hide your true identity before posting, but even with a rather short post, i can deduct a few things about you. Since i received the honour to make it on your list, let me share my personnal deductions with you:
1- The fact that you listed 5 creeps and no freeps tell me that you are a freep only player.
2- The fact that you and NeedlesslyLargeRod are using the exact same syntax tell me that both of you are in fact the same person.
3- The fact that you dont have the balls to post under your real name but using some anonymous account show that you are lacking courage. If you dont show courage in those forums, then you will not show any on the battlefield.
4- The fact that you are complaining about brand uses, ganking solos and running from fights tell me you are a freep soloer.
5- Given points 3 and 4, i can easily deduct that you are playing a class with stealth ability, probably a burglar or hunter.
6- Finally, if any freep complain about being ganked by a defiler (Uglymf), a class without CC and the lowest DPS in the game, then he must be extremely bad.Last edited by whitefox1313; May 28 2012 at 04:46 PM.
May 28 2012 04:47 PM #9
Re: Respected opponents
Too many really.
Kynji or the Red Dress
Meli (my little tar bringer)
Cella and her evil cat
Celebil (bet I spelled your name wrong)
Dagr (Best Mini on Landroval)
Vinnlassis (currently fighting for the right side)
pah, cannot list all, so I give up.Last edited by Aedon; May 29 2012 at 12:26 AM.
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May 28 2012 04:48 PM #10
Re: Respected opponents
Incorrect, I play both sides.
Wrong again, but you should have been able to deduce this from the fact that I mentioned danuf.
There are other reasons for this, but I can assure you my balls have nothing to do with it.
Solo is not my preferred form of play, since doing so will simply get you ganked.
Damn, today is just not your day is it?
Usually getting ganked means that there are other players attacking you.
Sorry bro 0/6 but I can't speak for Mr. Hardtruth over there, we are not of the same person.
Just so everybody knows, I am Budhorn.Last edited by NeedlesslyLargeRod; May 28 2012 at 04:51 PM.
May 28 2012 04:53 PM #11
Re: Respected opponents
I wont give any credibility to your word, since you dont have the courage to post under your real name. You are saying im wrong? OK, prove it and tell us who you truely are. Until then, my word is as good as yours.
Edit: Funny that i answered Hardtruth post, but you felt the need to come and defend yourself. If its not proof that you are both the same person, than what else is needed? This make me at least 1/6. Not your day bro, huh? Being caught lying like that....lolLast edited by whitefox1313; May 28 2012 at 06:58 PM.
May 28 2012 05:01 PM #12
Re: Respected opponents
Dirtluk - He doesn't suck.
Burglartarget - He doesn't suck.
Grizlark - He doesn't suck.
Wulfrahm - He doesn't suck
Garny - He doesn't suck
Celebraena - She doesn't suck.
My reasoning is flawless.
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May 28 2012 05:18 PM #13
Re: Respected opponents
Cool thread. Can't do just 3, though. My best fights are with these guys, atm.
Arctic - Probably the creep I have the hardest time with. When I am caught off guard or don't play well, I am dead every time.
Grizlark - yep. The dude is an EPIC BA. He's back on Landy for who knows why...but I am happy he's here. Great fights every time, not to mention the right attitude. Always looking for a fight.
Hazbak - amazing improvement in a really short time. From warg packs to soloing. Keep it up!
Gii - my nemesis for 2+ years. Also a very cool guy.
Maniia!!!! Crazy good warg lady. I love our fights!
Moof - Great player. Hate his small groups that destroy me
Pure - Just an incredible opponent (who can tank freep raids)
BT - Best WL I have ever played against.♦ R13 Minstrel ♦ Guardians of the Dagorlad ♦ Jaiyne ♦
May 28 2012 05:30 PM #14
Re: Respected opponents
I will not make a list of names, for obvious reasons, but I would choose the opposite of this. I'd want to group with people who suck! (please, no comment, Gutlard)
I think grouping with people as bad as me would be a blast. Too much srz bizniz out here, too much judging. Killing stuff > dying always. No backing off when prey runs into npcs. No fear of being imploded to take down a weak target. Just kill!
Main Freeps: Daiska & Tilla
May 28 2012 06:48 PM #15
May 28 2012 07:38 PM #16
Re: Respected opponents
If I had to name only 3:
Burglartarget - great WL... and genuine good guy
Daizee - per her post above.. she is always a fun fight; win, lose or draw
Arctic - beast mode all the time
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May 28 2012 08:07 PM #17
Re: Respected opponents
too much to name like all the rest pretty much anyone really though i dont mind always like meeting new people, but the ones that stick out would be. jaiyne, wulf and nuthric
May 29 2012 12:10 AM #18
May 29 2012 12:39 AM #19
Re: Respected opponents
BurglarTarget= if u have ever fought him u know why
Dushur= one of the best wargs on the server and always fair 1v1s when he can help it
Mlsoun= even tho he corpse jumps me after a fair 1v1 were i could have pulled npcs i think he is a great WL right next to BT and would be great to group with im sure
There are more but only get to pick 3 =\
Anunakai(AKA Tomahawk) = entertaining to hear him complaining about dying 1 time after we killed 50 creeps
Artimir= Duo with him and kill warg packs less that 7 no prob
Funsployler= Keeps me alive when im running through a creep keep for a KB
once again there are more but can only pick 3
May 29 2012 01:17 AM #20
Re: Respected opponents
Second Marshal Luc Brandenbuck ~Battlemaster~
Stalker's Enemy*Reaver's Enemy*Blackarrow's Enemy*Warleader-Foe*Weaver's Enemy*Defiler-Foe
Champion:'The only thing our opponents can do that we care about is die.'-Graalx2
May 29 2012 01:28 AM #21
May 29 2012 02:30 AM #22
Re: Respected opponents
Dirtluk - Best warg I fought, gives me good challenge, which sharpen my skills, I think I got atleast 50% of my skills from spars with him.
Cant really say much about any other individuals since I didnt had many spars to say anything in particular, but to name few: Wyver, BT, Gut, Mlsoun, Hireah, Brutalash.
Landroval: Milnor - r13 cappy, Volkk -r10 warg, Ogneniydot -r8 BA
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May 29 2012 03:55 AM #24
Re: Respected opponents
/can't wait for Gutlard's comment on that
You know, you are 100% right. I wish there was less elitism, griefing, and hate tells. It seems the best way to stay out of trouble with people is letting them kill you often, or giving them fights were you don't have a chance at winning (keeps them happy and you get /bows and reezpect hehe )Nandir - Caradhraz - Alundil - and others
Burzumgoth - Nardur - Zhugash - and others
May 29 2012 04:51 AM #25
May 29 2012 05:22 AM #26
Re: Respected opponents
Becky Big Boobs McGee's freep
Trinstar (only because Trin was barely on creepside during my timezone)
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May 29 2012 05:52 AM #27
Re: Respected opponents
I haven't fought that many 1v1s... but if I had to name 3 creeps I really respect and would love to group with, they would be:
-Hithdraug and Fluffy Death: My 2 runs with them so far have had me on the edge of my seat the whole time!
-Mlsoun: He's crazy. See his youtube channel for details.
-Gobblemoss: I know she doesn't play anymore... but being an RPer, I can't help but imagine that Shadowclan groups must have been a lot of fun.
As for freepside:
-Jaiyne/Leekae/rest of GotD: You guys must have a lot of PvMP and LotRO history behind your names.
-Garny & co.: I wanna know how they do what they do!
-Cellashoam: An overall great guy to talk to.Anarwald, Hunter - Rank 7 ~ Dwinobald, Burglar - Rank 7
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May 29 2012 08:28 AM #28
Re: Respected opponents
Second Marshal Luc Brandenbuck ~Battlemaster~
Stalker's Enemy*Reaver's Enemy*Blackarrow's Enemy*Warleader-Foe*Weaver's Enemy*Defiler-Foe
Champion:'The only thing our opponents can do that we care about is die.'-Graalx2
May 29 2012 08:40 AM #29
Re: Respected opponents
oh wait...the other side...
Not sure.
May 29 2012 02:39 PM #30
Re: Respected opponents
Radarastiel -He pulled some classy moves back in the day and though I attempt to kill him without mercy every time his lightning throwing carcass shows face, he seems like a good guy.
I have no doubt that there are many others. Truth be told, I could care less about the reknown/infamy per hour, and would be happy to run both sides of the law with people who are low drama. So insert the name of any player who is not afraid to fight, keeps whining to a minimum, and doesn't exploit.
May 29 2012 03:00 PM #31
May 29 2012 05:01 PM #32
Re: Respected opponents
Since I run 95% Creepside out there....
But when I do run freepside....
Purukai (90% of my hunter's deaths have been at his hands)
Palamark - Rank 7 Burg | Palaborn - Rank 5 Hunter
May 29 2012 05:47 PM #33
May 29 2012 06:55 PM #34
Re: Respected opponents
(and so many others-DnD,BT,SSD,Tip etc)
May 29 2012 09:12 PM #35
Re: Respected opponents
I would love to get warg lessons from Arctic, Warleader lessons from Burglartarget and Burg lessons from Jetsu.
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May 30 2012 02:02 AM #36
May 30 2012 09:25 PM #37
Re: Respected opponents
Yeah I could use a good up-to-date warg & reaver guide, so I can decide who I want to play around with next...
Gut Out!Creep Main = Gutlard of The White Hand
Freep Main = Snarehelm of Legionnaires
May 31 2012 01:01 AM #38
May 31 2012 03:24 AM #39
Re: Respected opponents
Ugmog - He gets the creeps together and brings them out of keeps.
Plok - ^^ Does the same, little less often however.
Sista/Hottytody - Some reason, I see her and get all "D'awww! It's Toddy! Keeel herr!!"
SSD - Added him as a fourth since I haven't seen him out in awhile.
Fre-Creeps - Just had to mention these guys, they come out at 6pm, flip the map blue with their freeps then zerg creep-side to flip it back. You guys make the moors, the moors. Shilore, Worthy of Song, Strength and whatever, you know them.
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IOWA CITY — Regent Bruce Rastetter took part in discussions with Iowa State University about its partnership with a company he founded that is developing a huge commercial farming operation in Tanzania, a project critics call a land grab, records show.
Rastetter blurred the line between his role as investor in AgriSol Energy, which was working with ISU on the land deal, and his position on the Iowa Board of Regents, according to emails released to the Associated Press. Rastetter later recused himself and ISU pulled out of the deal, but only after both received criticism.
While the project already has been scrutinized, the records provide details about how Rastetter's dual roles complicated matters for ISU and emboldened critics who say he tried to use the university's expertise for a profit motive. Citing the emails, one liberal group called for his resignation Wednesday.
Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Rastetter, an agribusiness executive who donated $160,000 to the governor's 2010 campaign, to the board in February 2011. Rastetter had been working on behalf of AgriSol with ISU since 2009 on a plan to develop 800,000 acres of Tanzanian farmland for crop production.
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Board policy says regents must act in the interest of the board, not their own, and be free of any appearance of conflict. The policy says conflicts include a personal business that partners with a university, and should be disclosed and managed appropriately.
Rastetter waited until June 17, 2011 — six weeks after his term started and four months after his appointment — to disclose the conflict, doing so after the project received publicity. He waited until Sept. 13 before recusing himself from discussions related to ISU's involvement, which happened the same day the university dropped plans to seek a multimillion-dollar federal grant with AgriSol.
Rastetter's dual roles could "create confusion about which entity Mr. Rastetter is representing," a business partner wrote in announcing the recusal.
Rastetter spokesman Joe Murphy said Rastetter promptly disclosed the conflict after becoming a regent. He said he continued to discuss the project with ISU before his recusal because he wanted to make sure "it would be operating on a successful basis."
"This is about lifting people out of the poverty cycle in a country that needs help," he said.
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Rastetter participated in discussions with ISU last summer after the nonprofit Oakland Institute slammed the project as a land grab, emails show. Rastetter asked David Acker, an assistant dean, on July 20 for a "write up on the division of responsibilities between the university and our commercial side."
"I appreciate the discussion last week and our relationship and look forward to making a difference together," wrote Rastetter, who had just become the board's No. 2 official.
Acker proposed AgriSol guarantee ISU a five-year financial commitment for nonprofit work in Tanzania, which would be limited to lands where refugees weren't present. He said the school couldn't be associated with the for-profit business, but employees and students could work as AgriSol consultants and interns.
"We can't risk raising expectations and then abandon the project abruptly," Acker wrote. "We will be working with people who have very little means living on a razor-thin line between survival and true misery."
The same day, an AgriSol official proposed ISU seek an international food assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support the project. ISU Vice President Warren Madden warned that Rastetter's conflict "should be addressed in the early stages" while the proposal was developed.
"Is it even possible to have AgriSol as a formal partner on the USDA grant given that it would be viewed as a conflict of interest (ISU helping to get government monies that will help an enterprise partially owned by a Regent?)" Acker asked on Aug. 18.
A purchasing official warned that any subcontract for AgriSol would have to be a competitive bid because of Rastetter's conflict. ISU then proposed AgriSol take the lead on the grant with the university acting as subcontractor, an idea abandoned when Rastetter announced his recusal.
ISU official Mark Westgate said the school would only serve as an advisor to avoid "any misperceptions or confusion that could arise because of Mr. Rastetter's status as a regent."
But criticism continued, and ISU ended its involvement in February. Critics signed a petition demanding Branstad censure Rastetter for the conflict, but Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht said the governor was confident in Rastetter's judgment.
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement called for Rastetter to resign from the board Wednesday, warning it would consider filing a formal ethics complaint.
"Iowans shouldn't have to wonder about who he was representing during these discussions — the Board of Regents or AgriSol," CCI member Ross Grooters said. "This looks pretty bad."


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Welcome to class, good folk. I hope you've put in the necessary time to learning the vocabulary from our last lesson in Speaking Southern 101. I'll tell you straight up and down (placing my hand on my hip), I ain't got time to be wasting on folk who ain't trying to learn nothing. If you missed the first lesson, I advise you to go back to Lesson 1 to get abreast of what you should know 'cause we're gonna move on.
Understand that there are different dialects used in the south and some are mixed. Today, I'm mixing. I want you to look at the following sentence and tell me if you know what it means:
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"Brang me that pichur hung long side that wender over yonder by the wars."
Does anybody out there have the faintest idea what I just said? Now, I ain't no expert on all southern dialect. Some of it will grind on your last nerve, believe me, but that's all a part of learning a new language. Am I right or wrong?
Know that speaking Southern is no measure of intelligence. I need to point that out clearly but yes, like any other cultures, some folk are more simplistic in their ways of thinking than others. Do recall the origin of Daisy Dukes that are now popularly worn in music videos. That little piece of fabric has origins from a southern TV show called The Dukes of Hazzard. Now, Daisy Mae Duke was the cousin of Bo and Luke, who worked them jean shorts like nobody's business. Folk now, pay a good penny to resemble Daisy's southern fineness. We also birthed the U.S. Supreme Court Judge, the Honorable Clarence Thomas, who felt up a woman by the name of Anita Hill in the workplace, and so eloquently convinced a wise group of senators that Anita was simply a hater and trying to throw a brick in his path to the highest court in the nation. Do not judge all southerners by Herman Cain and his 999 Plan. Do any of y'all even remember him?
Anyhow, I'm gonna break that sentence down fer/fuh y'all. Please, reflect on the bold type and take notes, folks. Now, here's a breakdown of the above sentence:
"Bring me that picture hanging along the side of that window, over there by the wires."
We could eliminate 'over there' altogether 'cause based on what we hear, it's understood the picture is not within reach, so over there or yonder ain't necessary unless you're referencing a specific picture in a specified location in the room.
Is the light bulb flashing for you, folks? Thought you were so smart, didn't you?
Here's another flashcard fer/fuh you to ponder and we'll resume our next lesson once I finish scratching my head to figure it out. (Whew!)


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Hey all,
Okay, SBRAD has kind of taken over from RAD recently, so Id like to show you all my two latest editions. On the left is my new Rubberset 153 with TGN synthetic knot, and on the right in the foreground is my new face-lathering brush sporting a WD black badger.
For the balance of this post, Ill talk about the synthetic Rubberset, and the following post will cover the wooden black badger brush.
Rubberset 153 - before
So, this was the image from the eBay auction - just a plain boar brush in need of a hair transplant. Luckily, the top and bottom sections of the handle werent glued together so it made it easy to get the old knot out. In fact, for the most part, all of this was done using hand tools (with 2 exceptions), so all of you out there who think you need fancy tools to reknot, this shows that it can be done with just regular hand tools.
Knot removal was mostly uneventful with the usual round of cutting the existing boar knot out, and then clearing the opening. Using a big flat-bladed screwdriver and rubber mallet, I tapped it in and turned to start the extraction of the knot. Tapping a bit too hard resulted in a crack sound, but this wasnt the top bit splitting - it was the plaster-like shelf inside the top that broke. So as I now knew it would break, I started bashing it away and in no time I had cleared the bulk of the old knot, with just a bit of it to remove using a knife and hooked probe.
The original opening was about 22mm or so, and I wanted to put a larger diameter knot in there. As a suitable WD silvertip knot was out of stock at the time, I decided to use a TGN synthetic knot which required me to open up the hole to 24mm. Although I enlarged the hole using my rotary tool, I could have easily done this with my exacto and some sandpaper as there was just a small interior lip to remove to make it the required size.
After crafting a cork shelf (thank you champagne cork) and judicious use of epoxy, I glued everything up and inserted the new knot with a little twist. And heres what it ended up like:
After impatiently waiting for the knot to set, I did a test lather on it in good ol VdH and it developed an admiral palm lather - thick and soft. There was no wet dog smell (but it did smell like a stuffed animal, if that counts) and I looked forward to my initial use. First real use was with C.O. Bigalow and discovered that the synthetic fibers are sort of peculiar: while the brush loads up on soap really well, its not so good as a bowl lathering.
It was very difficult getting the loaded brush to offload its goodness in the bowl in its first cream use - so much so that I thought that I hadnt used enough. After adding a bit more to the brush, it still did not want to offload it to the bowl but once you got it to the face, it did its job well. The breach of the knot holds onto the lather very well and delivers a very good lather to the face - I dont know how it can tell, but I repeated it with a second lather of a Mama Bears soap to very similar effect for its second use.
The bristles have very good backbone like a boar brush, but the tips are extremely soft like a silvertip. Its density is like a horse brush but more springy to the face. It doesnt bloom, either (I forget if the pics are before or after use images as they were so similar). Im not sure Im sold on it yet, but it does make an interesting addition.
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This week Bruce Norris is joined by Leslie Appleton-Young. Leslie is vice-president and chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with over 150,000 members dedicated to advancement of professionalism in real estate. Leslie directs the activities of the association's members investment group or information group. She oversees the analysis of the housing market and broker industry trends, member communication, and membership development activities. She also is closely involved in the association's strategic planning efforts and is a well-known speaker in California.
Bruce wondered how 2012 feels compared to some of the past years we have had to cope with. Leslie said 2012 is easily the best year they have seen in five years, and they are seeing that in their sales and in their price state. They have been above the $500,000 annual pace for six consecutive months, which is a very healthy level of sales. The issue has been prices; and what they saw in April was that the statewide median was $308,050, which is the first time they have been over $300,000 in over two years. There are definitely stresses and strains in the market, but compared to where we have been it is a sign of the times that the biggest challenge for the housing market is lack of inventory. We are not just seeing it in the REO moderate to lower end of the market, but we are seeing it throughout all of the prices in the housing spectrum. That is the good news and sign of the continued healing in the market.
Bruce wondered what Leslie points to as the reason for the median price increases. He wondered if that is an actual increase or a shift in inventory sold. Leslie said it is a little bit of both. What CAR has been doing the last couple of years is analyzing the segments of the market that are really markets unto themselves. They have the REO market, the short sale market, and the equity sale market. Prices in California bottomed way back in the beginning of 2009, so we are about 25% above the floor or the trough. When you look at the Inland Empire, the strong pace of sales they had just coming out of the bottom was really testament to people snapping properties up that were often less than replacement cost. This changed a little bit since people figured it out and you had multiple offer situations. You still have a very low inventory for REO. In their April data, CAR has a two-month supply of REO on the market, so that is the ratio of listings to sales. They have a 4 ½ month supply of equity sales or traditional sales where there is equity in the home.
For the short sale category they have a 6.3 month supply in the market, which take a lot longer to close. You have these three separate markets, and Leslie would argue that in the REO market those prices firmed a while ago and have been showing some upward trend, though not double-digits like we were used to when the lending was sealing the rise in prices. That market went down so low it certainly turned the corner, and the data shows we are starting to see some leveling off in the other parts of the market as well. We are turning the corner, and it is not a 90 degree turn, but it is definitely a turn.
Bruce said he noticed in some of Leslie's presentations she had a price band page where for the REOs priced for either square foot or the median price, there is a huge spread. One might look at this and think there were big discounts being given on the REO, and Bruce can say this is not really true. Leslie said she typically does not include that unless she spends a lot of time explaining it since it is not corrected for the type of property and geography. The moderate and lower-price communities have tended to have a much greater market share of distressed homes, so that has defined what graphs like this look like.
From the peak of the market to the bottom in early 2009, Bruce wondered what the percentage drop was. Leslie said it was about 59%. We went from May 2007 when the California median home price was $594,530 to February 2009 when it was $245,230. That was a 59% peak to trough inside of two years, which is scary. That was very significant. There was no precedent. We had the '90s, which we thought were ugly until we had this. This is a totally different animal.
The residual damage is that you have a lot of people who are upside down. The CoreLogic data is now slightly below 30% of the mortgages in California, which are now underwater. This makes these people really immobile; they are no longer buyers. They may be a short sale candidate, but they are no longer a buyer. They won't be until they go through some kind of a short sale. This is why it has really been difficult to get a good number for the shadow inventory that everyone talks about. It seems to range from $4 million to $11 million nationally. A lot of it really depends on what the people will do. Some of them have not paid on a mortgage in a while, and others are going to be able to pay until their ARM adjusts. We still have a few people in this category. If their ARM adjusts, the price per month might actually go down since you can't get interest rates any cheaper.
Bruce said the inventory has really changed since January and is significantly down. He wondered if this is because sales are way up or because the inventory has been diminished. Leslie said it is a little bit of both. We have seen acceleration in sales and also a reduction. If you look at ForeclosureRadar data, for example, we have a slight two-year downward trend in the number of properties that are getting a notice of default, getting into, and coming out of the foreclosure process. There are a lot of reasons for that. As you look at an economy that is improving, we are seeing a few more loan mods coming through. Even though it is not a lot, this still gets people out of the pipeline. In general, you have lenders actively managing their treatment of these properties, pushing them all through, and recognizing all of the losses at once, which is not a viable financial alternative. You are getting things managed and spaced out.
In practical terms, it is really starting to work because if you have inventory this low, you are going to have to have higher comps emerge from this situation. This brings up the issue of appraisals, which is a big problem. Appraisals are always viewed as a problem in a turn in the market. There is always a little bit of a lag; but certainly this time around it is a quandary, both on the appraisal side and more generally on the lending side. Leslie said things seem backwards to her. In retrospect, in 2005 and 2006 things should have been really tight since we were at the top. Now that we are climbing out of the bottom, it is very difficult to qualify. The reality is this is rock bottom. The payment that is emerging, which is reflective in your affordability chart, shows numbers we have never seen before in history. This means that the payment in relation to earnings is at a historical all-time low.
With respect to rates, people are savvy and understand that this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to buy in these kinds of circumstances with affordable prices and affordable rates. The economy has started to show some life, although we need a lot more. If you look at the macroeconomic data over the last six months, it is getting better. The employment data, although not consistently great, is a lot better than it used to be. It is going to be up and down. The consumer confidence data that came out this morning showed some of a retreat. In general, we are still way up from where we were two or three years ago.
Bruce said it would seem to him that if somebody at the top was in charge of seeing if we are better off having people get their housing costs fixed for 30 years at this ridiculous rate so they could pay more taxes, the answer would be a resounding yes. This would be better as opposed to being a renter with a variable housing cost for the rest of their life. Leslie said she really felt like three years ago as we were just coming off the shock and worst of all this, there seemed to be a general consensus that if we fix housing, help these homeowners, HAMP and TARP, then the rest of the economy will follow. It seems that more recently there is not a consensus that it is about housing anymore. Leslie said this is a little bit of a mistake because as Bruce noted, you have a significant number of households, both in California and nationally that are underwater. People need to take responsibility for their financial decisions. On the other hand, there were certainly bad actors and all kinds of other things going on. It seems like maybe more of an effort made to assist housing will help everybody down the pipe.
Bruce has spoken in front of Fannie and FHA with Sean O'Toole, and one of the programs they discussed was a nothing-down loan program. This would be perfectly timely. He does not know what to do with people who live, for example, in Hesperia who owe twice as much on their home. He does not really think we should reduce all the mortgage debt, but we should say that we need to have a certain percentage of occupant owners, which makes sense to Bruce. There is a generation that can get into homes right now; the down payment is really immaterial. It is the payment that results from the purchase that will make that loan safe. You can move a lot of homes to the occupants if they did not have to have a down payment. One little change to the loan program would be if they don't make their payment, let it walk to another buyer. This would be a simple FHA assumption like we used to have in the '70s. With just one loan program change, you could solve this.
Raphael Bostic, who is with FHA, was sitting right across the table from Bruce when he was talking about his ideas aforementioned, and Raphael said he had no problem with this. He had no problem having the loan walk to another buyer. Bruce asked if he could put this in writing for him, which Raphael found funny. He understood that this would be a valuable thing for the market. A lot of these things are not that complicated, we just need to get support and institute it. The problem is that if HUD made a decision, it doesn't really sit with them but rather in Congress. The feeling is that a lot of the people do not necessarily understand the things they need to understand. Bruce does a fair amount of looking at charts himself, and there has been a really big change in the criteria both Fannie and FHA are willing to loan to.
In 2007 at the peak of the market, 45% of their loans were made to people with 6/18 FICO scores or less. Now, 3% are 6/18 or less. This is a radical shift. Leslie said when she was back in D.C. for the NAR meetings, there were several people from FHA talking about the situation that they found themselves in. They were under a microscope with respect to Congress in order to justify the program, keep the program stable, and prepare for delinquencies that had been on the rise. This clearly is not an accident, but they are trying to reduce their risk exposure. However, things really need to be looked at more holistically in terms of what is going to be good for the overall economy in the long term. Some of those people are probably going to be great credit risks. As far as a safe pile of loans, they have created the safest pile of loans ever in 2011. The problem was when you are loaning in California in 2008 and 2009 as prices descended 3% a month, the equivalent of the down payment, that is not going to work out too well.
The other thing that keeps getting drilled in over and over again is California does not look like the rest of the country. There is a bulk sale pilot coming out of Fannie Mae. CAR has been opposed to this since they have not had problems selling REOs. If they market them for 120 days and still can't sell them, then maybe it will be okay. Let our industry have a shot at moving things through quickly, in a less costly manner, and give the Californians who are really anxious to own real estate an opportunity to do so. In other parts of the country, this amount of inventory is not a characteristic of their market. California is always out there on its own, and this is another case of that. It has to be really frustrating to be an REO agent with a 1/10 capacity. Some of the people Bruce new personally who had 600 listings in 2008 have 60 listings today. They could easily absorb any percentage of increase of REOs into their business model and benefit the local economy by creating commission, escrows, and repaired houses. We do not need Wall Street to come in and do that for us. Leslie said they have been very vocal on this issue and seem to at least have made the position crystal clear.
Bruce said he hopes everything makes sense to people since one of their mandates is supposed to be to save the taxpayer money. He does not see how selling in bulk accomplishes this. We should let investors or local owner occupants figure out what they will pay. It has to be more than a bulk sale to do a hedge fund.
Bruce wondered what the mood of the buyer is like in the marketplace. Leslie said she would describe it as a mix of elation and frustration. You have to understand that things cancel out, and it is cheaper to buy than to rent. People's thinking is that this is amazing; they can get FHA 3% down. However, on the other hand it is one disappointment after another. Leslie has heard horror stories from agents in the association about 5 or 10 offers, even up to 30 offers being made, and it blows your mind. It is a very competitive market out there, so it is very important to set the expectations of what they are getting into. Especially for people doing this for the first time, they read the headlines, think it will be a slam dunk and that they can go into a ritzy neighborhood, pay $.50 on the dollar, get a loan, and everything will be easy. It is not like this at all; although Bruce said the nice part is that is priced at $.50 on the dollar, and you don't have to get a discount.
Bruce said it drives him nuts sometimes when people search for a home. He will be speaking, and someone will come to him telling him they are looking for their residence. They are very specific about what they want, and then they want a deal. Bruce looks at them and says they have a deal. They have the best price and historically best interest rate, and you are going to miss the opportunity of a lifetime by trying to be cheap. You really need to figure out that they get to have the house of their dreams at a number per month they could never have imagined. A lot of times the inventory they are chasing is really not being chased by investors. Some of them want what was the $1.5 million dollar house that is now the $750,000 house. You don't mess with this house. There is a little less demand in this type of product. There may not be a lot of listings, even in this price range, but Bruce thinks people sometimes think a discount is a big deal, when in fact getting the right inventory to live in is much more important.
Leslie said she follows a lot of local areas because the aggregate data is always going to be the aggregate data. You want to look into it much more deeply, and there are not a lot of listings. There is not a lot to choose from, so that creates this environment that it is a great time to buy, so why can't I buy. The short sale process has to be crazy making if you are an owner-occupant where you make an offer and you really don't know what the answer is for quite some time. Those rules are going to be changing, so you are going to get a response, thumbs up or thumbs down, within 30 days. One of the problems could be if they are literally so overwhelmed by files from customers. There is one person Bruce knows in the B of A short sale department who alone has 1,000 files. The easy answer would be no because there are no other answers that will emerge inside of 30 days. It seems if you really don't have time to make an intelligent decision because you personally have 1,000 files, then if the answer has to emerge in 30 days the answer would probably be more negative than it needs to be. You would probably have to start it again.
Bruce wondered if the short sale process has been improving and if agents have said it is at least reasonable now. Leslie said it is mixed. She is hearing that things are much better than they were a year ago. Occasionally you hear of people closing in 45 or 60 days, relatively quickly. Leslie said she talked to a manager out in the Conejo Valley who got his report this morning and said it is getting a little more difficult again. It ebbs and flows, but in general there has been such a spotlight on the whole process for the last couple of years that it is getting better and people seem to be slightly more satisfied with what is going on, some lenders more than others. Bruce has said this is true and varies greatly. There tends to be some significant discrepancies between the experience that the homebuyers, sellers, and agents have depending on the lender.
You can go to www.car.org to keep up on all the statistics. Tune in next week as Bruce continues his discussion with Leslie Appleton-Young.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
what is your favorite summer fruit?
13 comments:
- Tom21 said...
I'd say my favourite summer fruit is Strawberries. Just the right sweetness and can eat as many as i can, whereas for the others, i'd go more out of my way to have them.
Nice blog too! - June 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM
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I just visited and voted for strawberry. I like rambutant. But you
haven't listed. Arg... - June 12, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- napa farmhouse 1885 said...
i have not heard the term rambutant. what type of fruit is this?
thank you, i love learning about new food items! - June 13, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- willowtreecreek said...
I love cherries!
You probably know Rambutant as the Lychee fruit popular in south american and asian cuisine. - June 15, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Oh, I voted -- for blueberry -- but I adore cherries! And strawberries! And peaches so ripe that the juice just runs off my chin! Hard to pick one. Let's pick them all and have a fruit salad.
- June 16, 2008 at 5:09 AM
I voted for peaches!!! My favorite of all time, especially white peaches.
I really like your blog. - June 16, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- Lisa Marie said...
Hi Diane! I voted for strawberries but, they are my second favorite. My absolute favorite is watermelon. But that's ok. Love the dog hanging out the window checking things out!
-LisaMarie - June 16, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I voted for all of them.
Unfortunatelly I left a hanging chad and they couldn't process my vote(s) - June 16, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- Shadows of the goddess designs said...
I love blackberries the best i think. They are delicious jsut off the bushes. I really really like them baked in a yummy cobbler. Or on top some angel food cake. Or cut up with a banana and rasberries.
- June 17, 2008 at 4:38 AM
- June 17, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- madrekarin said...
I voted for peaches! Luscious, juicy peaches are the perfect summer fruit! Plus, they make the tastiest jam that gives you that yummy summer flavor all year long. :)
- June 17, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Cherries all the way!
- June 19, 2008 at 8:29 AM
- KKJD1 said...
Voted for plums but love cantelope about the same . So it would have to be a toss up!
- June 19, 2008 at 6:58 PM


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I am surprised to see that we have just reached the 100 post milestone. hopefully you have enjoyed the ride as I have. My hope is that you have an idea about who we are, what we do and why we do these things. I am somewhat random at times, but have tried to develop some threads as we go a long.
I am always looking at ways to improve the blog and ideas for posting. I recently received a few from a follower, so I will probably start some threads about these various topics.
So moving forward from here, I think I will try to focus my posts for a few threads or series:
- Homesteading (Keys, How to start, Things to consider, techniques)
- Fencing Systems (By Species, By fence type, alternatives)
- Animal Raising
- Organic Crops and Management systems
- Soil Series (how to test soil, nutrients, structure, etc)
- Pasture Management (Intensive grazing, Plant types for forage, Rotational Grazing)
- Gardening (Techniques and Tools)
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