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NetsDaily.com reported that the new Brooklyn franchise for the New Jersey Nets have already unveiled their new logo and team name. This may very well be true. The team name is believed to be the Brooklyn New Yorkers. The domain name for the website was purchased, too. It is believed that two lawyers from Pepper Hamilton, which is a law firm from Philadelphia, hold the rights to trademark and everything with this.
"There's no indication in the US Patent and Trademark Office files that the Nets are associated with the lawyers," the site's report reads. "A spokesman for the Nets declined comment Monday when asked about the trademark applications by NetsDaily. A spokesperson for Mikhail Prohorov's Onexim Group told NetsDaily recently that the applications are 'not ours.' The attorney of record on three of the five applications has not responded to a request for information."
Hopefully the dust clears on this issue.
But has to do with the Nets as read from Nets Daily:
On September 30, two lawyers associated with a large Philadelphia law firm sought trademark protection for the name, "Brooklyn New Yorkers", three logos featuring either a basketball or a basketball player and the Brooklyn Bridge and even a slogan, "We Come to Play".
These were the logos featured on Nets Daily:
I don't see how these people could fool us like this. This most certainly has to do with the Nets.
I guess there you have it, folks.
The Nets will be the Brooklyn New Yorkers once they re-locate in 2012. Jeez, their new team name is more corny than the old one.
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Big Cypress National Preserve Officials Crafting Hunting Management Plan For Addition Lands
Officials at Big Cypress National Preserve, which offers one of the last stands for the endangered Florida panther, are crafting a management plan to guide hunting in the big cats' habitat.
Hunting already is allowed throughout most of the southern Florida preserve, which encompasses 720,000 acres, though a hunting management plan specific to the "Addition" lands needs to be prepared. The 147,000 acres of the Addition are located in the preserve's northeastern corner. The lands were acquired by the preserve in 1996, at which point hunting was prohibited pending a general management plan for the Addition.
That plan was adopted early this year. Part of it directed the park staff to work with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to develop a hunting plan for the Addition that addresses access, hunting seasons, and specific regulations.
With an eye on developing such a management plan, preserve officials currently are taking public ideas on what the plan should contain.
There currently are three options on the table:
* Manage hunting in the Addition as it is managed elsewhere in the preserve;
* Ban hunting in the preserve;
* Rely on an "adaptive management plan" that would be reviewed annually and allow for changes in hunting regulations as needed.
Public meetings to review the current options are scheduled for later this month. One will be held August 30, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Edison State College in Naples, Florida, and another on August 31 at the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center in Weston, Florida.
You also can submit comments electronically at this site. Public comment is being taken through September 16.
There currently is an effort under way to force Big Cypress officials to withdraw the GMP developed for the Addition lands. A number of groups announced back in March that they would sue the Park Service over the plan, which they said was detrimental to various species, including the Florida panther.
Among the impacts that the Park Service failed to even analyze was ORV traffic and motorized hunting that will significantly diminish available prey for the predatory cat, the groups maintain.
"The National Park Service is well aware of the critical importance of these lands for numerous threatened and endangered plants and animals in south Florida," Matthew Schwartz of South Florida Wildlands Association said that the time. "The agency could and should have chosen a course of action which puts protection of irreplaceable natural resources above motorized recreation."
If that lawsuit is successful, it could postpone the current effort to develop a hunting plan for the Addition.
Submitted by Ranger Bill (not verified) on August 17, 2011 - 4:59pm.
Once again the NPS has caved in to local pressure and national lobbying by folks whose idea of enjoying a resource is destroying it. While local concerns should be listened to, they shoudln't matter any more than the concerns of folks in distant places. Economic concerns shouldn't matter at all.
Congress didn't task the the NPS with protecting our heritage only if it is not economically detrimental, they said, in effect "just do it." The NPS should do what's right for every ecosystem it manages, without regard to what anyone today thinks or how they are affected, the NPS mandate is to preserve "for future generations" not greedy folks today.
Submitted by Batch (not verified) on August 19, 2011 - 7:10pm.
"The NPS should do what's right for every ecosystem it manages, without
regard to what anyone today thinks or how they are affected, the NPS
mandate is to preserve "for future generations" not greedy folks today."
The Big Cypress Preserve only exist because the NPS made a deal with the sportsman and other land owners in the area. Otherwise it wouldn't exist. The addition lands are the same.
We use the land and pay for its use through hunting licenses, ORV permits and what not.
The Florida Panther and Bear populations within the park are near maximum density for what the land can support. We need wildlife corridors to promote genetic diversity. You are not going to buy that land with tree hugger money. It comes from outdoorsmen like us who actualy interact with nature.
Florida is doing some pretty good land aquisition with our money. Not yours.
When the addition lands open up it will cut my drive time by an hour. I will still stay on the trails and pick up trash other people drop.
Anyway, you post alot about Big Cypress and I was wondering when you come down and actually spend time in our woods? You'll find some real nice people who know the land well if you'll take the time to visit.
Submitted by Frank Denninger-Gladesman (not verified) on August 30, 2011 - 7:46am.
It is very interesting how at this point in time folks with anti-hunting agendas come out to protest hunting in the Addition. They either conveniently forgot, never knew or intentionally don't want to acknowledge that had it not been for hunters - there would never have been a Big Cypress National Preserve (582,000 acres) or the subsequent Addition (147,000 acres).
Hunters working at their own peril with extremists like Matthew Schwartz 20+ years ago saw to it that the Preserve and Addition were protected from full urbanization that would have happened if a new Miami International Airport and monorail leading to it (The Jetport) had been built.
Now those relatively new to the area from afar (as usual) come along 20+ years after the fact beating the war drums to prohibit hunting when a Federal law specifically authorizes it in writing. It is a little bit surprising to me since Matthew Schwartz from SFWA and others who I consider somewhat extreme have been recently telling me and others face to face that "We are not against hunting".
Oh well, so much for the spoken word. Disappointing but that's life which isn't exactly fair.
I guess I was right in
telling folks I discuss these things with on both sides of the fence
that nobody should believe anything but written words and even that is
Intense and I do mean intense study of this issue is the only solution due to so much BS being slung around about it.
My desire would be that those who have not personally studied the issues in great depth just stay out of our South Florida issues and work hard in their own back yards to improve things.
Suggestion to all - do not play with the block quote tool unless u know what you are doing. LOL
Submitted by Matthew Schwartz (not verified) on September 2, 2011 - 9:46am.
Frank - relax buddy. When you joined me on a Sierra Club hike out to the Addition Lands a few years ago - wasn't it you who said that the area looked "poached out". Anyway - the NPS and state FWC agree with that perception. Here are a few excerpts from the General Management Plan that NPS released on the Addition this past November with respect to deer and panther. Looks to me like this dispute is about opening up the Addition Lands to 650 off-road vehicle permit holders (out of the 65,000 registered off-road vehicles in south Florida - 99 percent will not get a permit) for the purpose of taking approximately 62 deer (see deer estimate below). Makes no sense - but let's hike in again and take another look. We had a good time when we went out together.
Generally, deer browse in south Florida is poor because of low fertility and low palatability (Florida Game and Fresh WaterFish Commission [FGFWFC], 1959). In the later stages of plant succession woody plants and graminoids, which tend to be high in lignin and low in
nutrition, occupy a site. Consequently, deer browse declines as the vegetation
matures. The best deer browse occurs after disturbances that encourage new growth,
because young shoots are relatively high in nutritional value and much more palatable.
Ackerman (1982) found that a cougar in Utah killed a mule deer about each 9.5 days, which equates to 39 mule deer per year per cougar. Although it is difficult to directly compare kill rates by cougars in Utah with Florida panthers, the scale of predation (e.g., tens of deer per year per panther) may be appropriate where deer are abundant. If this level of predation on deer is a valid assumption, then Florida panthers and hunters may be competing for the same deer. Studies of Florida panther stomach and fecal contents show wild hogs, rabbits, armadillos, and other small game are also preyed upon, but it is not clear if these prey are preferred or if panthers are forced to prey on smaller game because deer are lacking. If deer are the preferred prey, then predation probably exerts a significant influence on the deer population.
In 2008 the deer herd in the Northeast Addition north and south of I-75 was estimated to be 133 and 54, respectively (Joe Bozzo, Wildlife Biologist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, pers. comm., December 2008). Typically, up to 33% of the game population can be harvested annually and remain sustainable.
Submitted by Frank Denninger (not verified) on September 3, 2011 - 10:48pm.
I do not recollect saying that although, I don't doubt it has been happening since the eyes and ears of conservation minded hunters have been banned for over 20 years.
How do you think agencies catch poachers anyway. Do you think they figure out what is happening out in those woods. Once in a while they might but the vast majority of the poaching cases they make start with an honest hunter that helps them so as to protect the game. I know some will say that the selfish hunter just wants to get the same animal later - that's right (good selfish works) but the difference is that the honest hunter takes game by the rules and must trust the management to set the rules correctly. If the management makes mistakes we all suffer but we are all humans and make mistakes.
Here'a the formula: Legal hunters - poachers = more deer for hunters and panthers.
Gettin late gotta get up and go hunting tomorrow.

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Whether you've already come around on Kia or you're still not convinced, test driving the all-new 2014 Kia Forte is guaranteed to make your decision about a compact sedan, hatchback or coupe more difficult. It's as sporty and substantial inside as it is outside, the available features list is luxury-like in quantity and quality, and save for some foundational shortcomings relative to competitors like the Honda Civic, the overall level of refinement is on par with anything in the class. The 2014 Kia Forte is definitely worth a look, and for buyers in search of features and technology, it's going to be a long look.
The 2014 Kia Forte's key strengths include its good looks, great tech and a generous warranty.
The 2014 Kia Forte sedan, Forte5 hatchback, and Forte Koup aren't as fun to drive as they look, and they're not quite the bargain their deceptive starting prices might suggest.
The Kia Forte has been totally redesigned for 2014.
Driving Impressions If you're drawn to the 2014 Kia Forte by the implied promise of its sporty look and available 173-horsepower engine, prepare yourself for a disappointing test drive. While it's quick...
enough and handles just fine, the Forte falls far short of the Ford Focus, Mazda3 and Volkswagen Jetta in driving feel, which is a big part of fun-to-drive. But as long as you're among the 99% of buyers more interested in transportation than track time, you won't find anything not to like about the way the Forte drives, rides or handles. On the other hand, the 2-door Forte Koup and turbocharged Forte5 hatchback still have driving dynamics several steps behind cars like the Honda Civic Si or Volkswagen GTI, something Kia must fix if it hopes to be a player in the sporty compact segment. Still, the Kia Forte is a fun car, but more because of its looks, features and tech than its driving dynamics.UVO ESERVICES
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As part of its new electric power steering system, the 2014 Kia Forte EX includes a FlexSteer feature that lets the driver select between Comfort, Normal and Sport steering modes. Comfort mode feels the least artificial, making small corrections easier and mitigating some of the compromise of efficiency-enhancing electric steering.
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 500
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Great tech and voice activation is the best."
Cons: "Wish KIA would loose the RED clock white is better"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"After a motorcycle accident I needed a Winter vehicle while I healed. I test drove the Optima, Buick Verano, Elantra and Sonata before settling on the Forte LX 1.8L. I liked the interior of the Forte, it was clean and sporty, but very comfortable. The seat and steering wheel seem able to accommodate any sized driver. The ride was quiet and my family liked all the other seating positions. The rear seat can easily hold two of my tall friends. The glove box and console are perfect. There is a automotive trend for enclosing the driver in a capsule, that doesn't work for me a motorcycle rider, and secludes me from my front passenger too. I appreciate tech, but I don't get carried away by it. Thus I chose the LX with basic SAT radio over the UVO touch screen version of the Forte, saving over $1,000.00 in the process. The Bluetooth works flawless, for music I just insert my 8GB USB crammed with music and enjoy the ride. With the dual 12V DC ports in the center console, I can power my Garmin 5" GPS with all my data from past trips, and don't have to learn a new piece of tech. I had the strangest test drive ever with this car. It had just snowed about 5" the night before and the dealer hadn't fully cleared his lot. So around I went easily pushing through deep snow, and the little Forte went though it like a pro. I also used the opportunity to test the ABS and VSC on the road and they worked great. Finally I decided it was time for a Aurora metallic black in my stable, and it looks great next to my pearl metallic motorcycle. I have owned Fords, Chevy, KIA and Mercury vehicles in the past and always buy what is best for my family. I now have two KIA's and am happy with my Forte and Optima (2009). Thanks you KBB for a great site."
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By kaicy on Wednesday, December 04, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 1,200
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Styling, performance, roomy, comfortable, quality"
Cons: "none"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"1st time Kia owner and believe I made the right decision. I love the styling, the lines, the shape, even the led lights really give it a sporty look. The 173 hp engine has plenty of power. City mpg is a little low, only 20 to 21 right now, but hwy mpg is 35.4. I purchased the EX to get the backup camera, the bigger engine, the extra UVO services and the extra trim. I didn't get any other packages, so at right around $20K I believe I got a really great car for a very good price."
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By dheck1961 on Sunday, November 03, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 6,200
overall rating 8 of 10rating detailsPros: "Good mileage, roomy & comfortable"
Cons: "Eco mode driving performance poor"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Bought the Forte in June and so far been very happy with it. Comfortable ride with good mileage (I drive mostly hwy and get 32mpg-33mpg). ECO mode performance is sluggish and I typically get about the same mileage with it on or off so I'm leaving it off. Roomy interior including the back seat & trunk. Minor annoyances: The "lip" between the trunk and the folded down back seats isn't flat across. The windshield wipers - very large on driver side throws water onto passenger side plus a very irritating engineering flaw where they don't 100% overlap right down at the bottom of the windshield. (This is being very picky, but it makes me wonder if there are other things that were "good enough")."
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By Bobert on Friday, October 04, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 975
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "performance, brakes, seats, UVO, looks"
Cons: "not enough road-feel in the steering"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I didn't intend to buy. Just wanted to test drive the EX. Had done some research; Car & Driver tested the Forte EX & clocked it at 0 to 60 in 7.4 seconds. It felt like I was driving a 6 cylinder. Very nice ride, supportive leather seats, outstanding power & brakes, plus very nice looking inside & out. With the 2 premium option packages it even had a couple of features that my Avalon Limited doesn't have! A heated steering wheel, folding outside mirrors, puddle & door handle lights, voice-controlled features, UVO and heated rear seat just to name a few. Plus, drivers power seat memory, navigation & power sun roof were unexpected in a car in this class. The dealer gave me a decent number & I took it. I have less than 1000 miles on it think it's one of the best cars that I've ever had. Great job Kia!"
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By Chevelle Guy on Friday, September 27, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 1,200
overall rating 9 of 10rating detailsPros: "Great looks, fun to drive"
Cons: "No rear seat power ports"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"My car has both option packages. It has many options that you can only find on higher end cars like a heated steering wheel and air conditioned drivers seat. I wish both front seats had it not sure why they don't. I bought the EX model because I liked the larger engine. I find the cabin to be very quite on the highway, and front seats are supportive and comfortable. I find the 6sp automatic shifts quite well in manual mode, much better then my 07 VW did with its Tiptronic manual mode. So far we have averaged 31.7 mpg combination city/hwy so not bad for a new car not broken in yet."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 3,300
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"I love this car, quick, great gas millage and very comfortable! Anybody that gets in the car is always like wow this is so nice!"
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- Publisher: Atari
- Genre: Role-Playing Action RPG
- Release Date: Jun 17, 2003
- ESRB: Everyone
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Although Zollikon was the home of the first anabaptist church in Switzerland, they were severely persecuted in this area and eventually exterminated. There are no anabaptists in Zollikon today.
The Radical Reformation consists of the most diverse group of theologians of any of the other movements. In fact, the only characteristic that all radical reformers share is their rejection of the Catholic Church and the protestant churches. In his classic, The Radical Reformation, George Huntston Williams classified the radicals as Anabaptists, Spiritualists, or Evangelical Rationalists. Anabaptists such as Menno Simons and Balthasar Hübmaier were pacifists who rejected infant baptism and were strict Biblicists. Caspar Schwenkfeld was a Spiritualist who emphasized the inner witness of the Spirit to such an extent that he rejected the "external matters" such as baptism and the Lord's Supper as unnecessary. Evangelical Rationalist Michael Servetus emphasized the use of reason in addition to Scripture. This led to his rejection of the Trinity and his execution as a heretic in Geneva.


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4.22/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyed from a 12 oz. shortie style brown glass bottle.
A: Pours a nice deep amber honey color. Huge head with a decent lacing.
S: Smells of banana esters, cakebread and hay.
T: Pleasant soft taste of vanilla, banana and sweet malts on the front. Very kind on the pallete with little bitterness from the hops. Middle is marked by cheesy/woody notes common to Belgian pale strong ales. Reminds me of a good hearty emmentaller swiss cheese. Warming due to the alcohol content but alcohol is easily and well masked.
M: Soft and smooth on the tongue with only slight carbonation. A very easy and tasty drinker.
O: Excellent trappist/abby style brew. Definitely worth drinking any time of the year.
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Poured from a stubby brown bottle into my Chimay goblet. Slightly hazy amber color with a big white bubbly head. Decent retention for a Tripel and some random bands of lacing on the glass.
Aromas is fairly good. Light fruit (apples and pears), some banana and a little black pepper.
Flavor is more of the same, a bit lacking in Belgian yeast but still tasty and light with a little honey prominent in the taste as well as the other ingredients.
Mouthfeel is rich and smooth. No hint of the 10% abv. Goes down very easy, with the honey and sweetness as mart of the mix.
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This is Kathleen, AKA, "The Bible Lady." She used to come to the cafe I worked at every day eating her Bible and rolling smokes in the scripture. I spent a good 3-4 hours interviewing her for a film project once, but I don't think the footage was ever edited. She jumps from scripture consumption, to slut shaming, to smoking the "kind bud" so quickly that it would be difficult to edit into a cohesive piece. She is probably the most interesting person I have ever met.
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Press Release: 50th Anniversary Regional Expo Held in San Diego to Showcase Peace Corps Programs
Washington, DC — June 7th, 2011 — One of nine events across the country to highlight five decades of service
The Peace Corps and the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), the nation's leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization supporting Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) and the Peace Corps community, announced today an Around the World Expo will be held in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, June 11. This expo is one of nine regional events nationwide to highlight the contributions of Peace Corps volunteers and celebrate the program's 50th anniversary.
"Our goal is to highlight the accomplishments of the Peace Corps over the last 50 years while inspiring the next generation of volunteers," said Kevin Quigley, president of the National Peace Corps Association (Thailand, 1976-79). "These expos will be a way for people who have only heard about the Peace Corps to come see it up close."
A collaborative effort between NPCA, the Peace Corps and local member groups, the expos provide an opportunity for the general public and RPCVs to celebrate the countries where Peace Corps Volunteers have served. Attendees will be able to hear firsthand from former Volunteers about their experiences and projects around the world. Peace Corps and NPCA staff members will be on hand to answer questions on various recruitment and education initiatives.
The expos are timed to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's creation of the Peace Corps in 1961. Free and open to the public, they are aimed at people interested in volunteering and RPCVs seeking to reconnect with former colleagues.
The expo in San Diego will be held on June 11 starting at 11 a.m. at the Balboa Park Club at 2144 Pan American Road W. Scheduled speakers include Robert Robinson, regional manager, Peace Corps Regional Recruitment Office, Los Angeles, Calif.; NPCA President Kevin Quigley (Thailand 1976-1979) and Sharon Kennedy (Thailand 1989-1991), president, San Diego Peace Corps Association.
"The anniversary expos provide an opportunity for everyone to get a hands-on experience through story-telling and demonstrations," adds Quigley. "In essence, we'll be bringing the world home to help inspire a new generation of volunteers."
To learn more about the expos, visit: http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/resources/peace-corps-50th-anniversary/50thexpos/
About the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA)
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is the nation's leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization connecting and championing Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community. It provides service and education opportunities that build on the Peace Corps experience, and is also the longest-standing advocate for an independent and robust Peace Corps. To learn more, visit: www.peacecorpsconnect.org
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Theater for the 99%
Bucking a trend, new Gehry-designed Signature Theatre Center is selling cheap seats to top-class plays.
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When the lights go down at the Signature Theatre Center Jan. 31, the curtain won't just rise on a performance of Athol Fugard's classic play "Blood Knot." It will also reveal a new era for a small-scale theater with large-scale ambitions.
Skip to next paragraphAfter 20 years in limited space, this season heralds "an enormous threshold moment," says artistic director James Houghton. It marks the debut of the Signature Theatre Company's new home, a Frank Gehry-designed complex sprawling over a city block on West 42nd Street. "Now we have a home that serves the breadth of our deep vision," Mr. Houghton says, "one place where we can do it all – encourage and honor writers and build bodies of work."
The company, founded by Houghton in 1991, first performed in a tiny 79-seat space, and occupies a unique niche among off-Broadway, nonprofit theaters. "There's no other theater quite like it," says Emily Mann, a director, playwright, and artistic director of Princeton University's McCarter Theatre Center. Its mission is to devote each season to work by a single, living playwright rather than, as Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner says, "immediately lunging for whatever's new and shiny."
Houghton's mantra is "the thea-ter begins with the written word," and his company spotlights a playwright's entire oeuvre. Last season, which presented both old and new work by Mr. Kushner, "was a stunning experience," the playwright says. "It's like you're taking a look at your life's work ... literally like a time trip."
Actor Edward Norton, who got his start performing in Edward Albee's "Fragments" during the 1993-94 season, has led the fundraising drive for the $66 million, 70,000-square-foot project. When Signature did its Albee season, the Pulitzer Prize winner hadn't had a play produced in New York in 10 years. That is why, when Houghton identified the task of exploring bodies of work – a sort of retrospective for drama – "he hit on a mission," Mr. Norton says, "that was actually necessary."
The tendency to downgrade writers after a box-office flop has left many esteemed authors in the cold. Not only Mr. Albee but also giants of the American theater such as Horton Foote and Tennessee Williams were neglected after their first buzz of success.
Kushner recalls how leading critics "sort of sniffed at" Arthur Miller's new plays, which he was still writing at age 87 and which Kushner terms "really interesting, very viable plays."
As Willy Loman's wife so ringingly declared in Mr. Miller's iconic "Death of a Salesman," "Attention must be paid." Signature pays respectful attention not just to greatest hits but also to an author's whole output, which achieves, according to Kushner, "a valorization of the art form" as literature that "can bear up to serious, sustained scrutiny."


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Lana Del Rey: 5 Things to Know About the Sexpot Singer
Newcomer Lana Del Rey is among the most buzzed about artists to emerge in recent months, mainly because of her striking Lauren Bacall-like looks, perfectly-plumped lips and enchanting, hushed singing style. In the last eight weeks, her song "Video Games" has garnered more than 2 million views on Youtube, enough to gain the 24-year-old international acclaim and drop a record deal in her lap.
The lucky label? Interscope Records, who this week released Del Rey's Video Games EP to iTunes. On Tuesday, she made her TV debut on England's Later with Jools Holland (see clip below).
As introductory singles go, the sales performance of "Video Games" is off to a great start -- it reached the No. 3 spot on the iTunes U.S. pop chart and was ranked No. 1 in nine countries -- and no doubt, Del Rey is getting plenty of attention, although not always for the right reasons. Below, a five-step primer on music's new sexpot.
Before there was Lady Gaga, there was Stefani Germanotta, and before there was Lana Del Rey, there was Lizzy Grant of Lake Placid, New York. These days, Del Rey bears little resemblance to her former blonde, bobbed and wide-eyed self, and her music has taken its own departure, from jazz-meets-electronica lounge to breathy, melancholy musings. Her obsession with all things Americana, however, remains constant.
At 18, she moved to New York City and started singing at open mic nights, like Lilo's Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She also lived in a New Jersey trailer park for some time.
Del Rey counts among her influences: director David Lynch, soundtracks for 1950s black and white movies and "the whirring sound of the ferris wheel at Coney Island." She calls herself the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra," describes her tunes as "Hollywood pop/sadcore" and her look as "Lolita got lost in the 'hood." She's an admitted fan of soundbites.
Her debut album is slated for release in early 2012 and, according to Del Rey's bio, which name-checks Odd Future, Lil Wayne and the movie Scarface, she plans to work with "hip-hop heavyweights."
Early blog buzz secured a series of live dates this fall, but the venues had to be changed to accommodate increased demand for tickets -- nearly all the rescheduled shows sold out immediately. See her latest tour routing, which takes Del Rey to western Europe, Toronto, L.A, and New York, after the jump…
Lana Del Rey Tour Dates:
11/ 4 – Manchester, UK @ Ruby Lounge
11/5 – Glasgow, UK @ Oran Moir
11/7 – Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino
11/10 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Upstairs at Paradiso
11/12 – Cologne, Germany @ Gebauede 9
11/14 – Berlin, Germany @ Roter Salon
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Sister Of The Divide
One woman's exploration of Quilting and Crafting
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Pot Holder Swap! Wanna Play???
This is an open invitation to anyone who would like to play with us! I host a swap on Ipernity.com. It's free to join Ipernity and free to join our group. Here is the link: www.Ipernity.com/group/mugrug
I formed this group last year when everyone was getting frustrated with Flickr. So far we have had two mug rug exchanges with great contributions from some talented ladies! This swap we decided to exchange pot holders for something a little different. Some folks like to send lots of goodies in their parcels, you are not obligated to do that, you only need to send the item we are making. Extras are at your own discretion and are always fun.
We have gals that are from outside of the United States that participate in our group. You are not obligated to swap with a partner outside the US, you just need to let me know when you sign up for the swap.
Drop me an e-mail if you have questions or are interested in playing with us. It's a nice opportunity to let your creativity fly. And it's always fun to get a surprise in the mail!
Pot Holder Swap
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Valentine's Day Table Topper
Well, I am a day late with this post. I've been working on some walking pneumonia here and finally had a night with some sleep...until a certain kitty named Sophie, decided that mommy always gets up at 2am and it's 4am now, so she should really be getting up... so after several paws on my face, she finally thought...I'll just sit right on her bladder. Well, that did it! I was up! Hey, I actually got 6 hours sleep, I feel pretty good, I'm gonna finish up this project.
I started this project with a fat quarter of fabric from Sugar Hill by Tanya Whelan for Free Spirit. I love this sweet old fashioned rose on the crisp white background with the little hints of blue.
First I cut a 12 inch square. Sorry for the blurry pic, getting use to my new Iphone camera.
Next I cut two 5 inch squares and then cut them again on the diagonal. (you still have fabric left over from your fat quarter!)
As we have done before, fold your block in half horizontally and press with your iron, fold it again in half the other way, vertically and press again, now fold on both diagonals and press again, this gives you a "grid" to work from when designing your block.
You can go ahead and design and create your block now or you can sew on your tips and do it after. To place your tips properly, fold each of your small diagonally cut pieces, in half and finger press, line up that crease with the crease in your block and pin in place, I like to pin the ends and the center. This piece is cut on the diagonal, do not stretch it as you attach it. I stitch it on with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
Now, what to put in the block? I like to scratch out my design ideas on a piece of childrens drawing paper that I purchase in rolls from IKEA. They are cheap and you can use it for patterns and a host of other uses.
I wanted to create a Topiary effect with the hearts. I was thinking about possibly a little blue bird, but opted just to go with the topiary idea.
I used Pelon to fuse my shapes to my block and then I top stitched them in place with a machine blanket stitch. I free motion stitched the "trunks". When finished with my design, I make a quilt sandwich of batting and backing each 20 inches square and proceeded to quilt, free motion around each design. Then I traced a pretty heart design with a flowing bow from a quilt pattern book and quilted that inbetween the topiaries. You can't really see it in the picture. I used Kaffe Fasset fabric for the hearts and binding. It was just luck the way the fabric worked to come out with the pink on the tips of the topper. Lots of fun, I hope you will get some creative ideas from this. I will be teaching a class this next Friday on making Table Toppers, it will be fun to see what our class creates!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Valentines Day Mug Rug Surprise!
For the past several months I have been hosting a Mug Rug Swap on Ipernity.com. This months theme is Valentines Day. I asked the participants to please create something without knowing who there partner would be. I wanted them to have complete license to create. So this is my contribution and I hope my partner will like it. It was lots of fun to make.
I used some triangle scraps of fabric to make a piece block for half of the mug rug and then used white Kona cotton for the other half. I used some iron on adhesive to place the little hearts to create the bleeding heart and then free motion quilted the entire piece.
The quilting on the bleeding heart half was done with a special foot on my machine, see below.
If you would like to join in the fun with us on the next round, come for a visit at www.ipernity.com/group/mugrug
We would love to have you join us!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Mystery Quilt Fun and Creating the Seminole Border
I'm playing with an online group on Facebook called "Just Us Quilters" and they started a Mystery Quilt. I love Mystery Quilts! So of course I was in. And this one only required 3 fabrics! Nice.
Now this looks very complex, but when you do a Mystery Quilt, everything is broken down into little bite size chunks and it all goes very fast! Yes, I know, that is surprising isn't it?! There are tons and tons of Mystery Quilt patterns out there. You never know what your quilt will look like until you solve the Mystery.
I changed one block up just a bit as I went along. My top is completed, the "Mystery" is solved. Now I am working on the border pieces. I want to do a little 2 inch square going all around the center, then the light fabric and then the teal. It will echo what is going on in the quilt blocks nicely.
You can see in the photo at the top, that I am auditioning the fabrics for the border. Here are the instructions for how to make a basic seminole block border. The blocks in the quilt start at 2 inch width, so to compliment them I am using the rust fabric and the light background in the same 2 inch dimension.
Cut 2 strips of the light background fabric 2" x width of fabric
Cut 2 strip of your accent fabric (rust) 2" x width of fabric
I like to cut these strips in half so I am working with a 22 inch piece as opposed to a 44 inch piece. Sew them together in a strip set as you see below. Press to the dark.
Now take your ruler and measure off 2 inch pieces and cut as below.
You will want to lay these out so that they are staggered as shown below, when you flip them over to sew to each other, they will nestle together at the seam.
I know this looks a little weird, but you will take up a 1/4 inch bit with your seam allowance and it all sorts out.
Take them to your machine and start chain piecing until you have a length you want to work with.
You can tuck a pin in next to the seam if you are worried about them shifting as you sew. But they should nestle together easily.
When you are done, you will end up with a piece like this, take your ruler and carefully trim off the points so that you have at least 1/4 inch of fabric sticking beyond your squares. This will provide you with a nice seam allowance when you stitch it to your quilt, so that all your points will be spot on.
Now let's audition the border with the seminole patchwork squares.
I like this effect. I hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial on basic Seminole technique piecing for a border strip. Below is a brief history of Seminole Patchwork and some examples, as well as a list of books for you if you would like to explore this technique further. It's a fabulous way to make quick statement borders for your quilts! And we have these amazingly resourseful women to thank!
History of Seminole Patchwork
The introduction of hand-cranked sewing machines around 1900 revolutionized Seminole clothing design and prompted women to begin experimenting with strips of colorful cotton fabric bought at local trading posts. Working in their remote camps in the Everglades and Big Cypress, by about 1916, Seminole and Miccosukee women had developed a new and distinctive style of clothing known as taweekaache or patchwork.
If you could imagine, living in the Florida Everglades in the 1800's and needing cloth to sew for clothing and basic needs. It's not like you could just roll to the local fabric store. It would take a trek of weeks to get to civilization. These resourceful women had to utilize what was at hand and they created beautiful artful designs (as women from all cultures strive to do). They worked with tiny bits of cloth by hand, creating techniques that were both simplistic in their approach and complex.
To make patchwork, different colored cloth is first torn into strips and then sewn together to make long bands of geometric patterns and designs. These strips are then joined horizontally to other bands of colored cloth to assemble the body of the garment. The most complicated designs need to be cut and re-sewn many times.
According to one local story, Seminole Indians who guided the advance clearing crews during the Tamiami Trail's construction often collected the surveyors' colored cloth streamers at the end of the day to use in making patchwork clothing.
Patchwork is still a source of cultural pride and identity to the Seminole, and a product of great commercial value. Designs are never written down and new patterns are still being created.
To learn more about the Seminole Indians, their culture and their museum, visit www.seminoletribe.com.
Books you may enjoy:
Mystery Quilt,
Seminole Patchwork Tutorial
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Christmas Table Toppers
These little table toppers are quick and simple to make. I hope you will enjoy the following tutorial. There are several on the web and you can purchase patterns if you like.
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To start with you will need:
1 - 12.5 inch square of background fabric.
2 - 5 inch squares of background fabric.
1 - 20 inch square of batting
1 - 20 inch square of backing fabric
1 - 12 inch square of pellon 805 fusible
Assorted scraps of holiday fabrics for leaves and ornaments.
2 - 2.5 inch strips cut width of fabric (40-44 inches) for your
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To make the ornaments, I cut strips of fabric random widths and stitch them together. I used a cup to trace 4 circles on the Pellon. I rough cut them out and placed them as desired on the strip set. Press the Pellon patterns onto the backside of your strip set and then cut out carefully with sharp scissors.
Using random bits of scrap fabric for the leaves, draw your leaves and berries onto the Pellon and again, press them onto the wrong side of your fabric. Carefully cut out your pieces with sharp scissors.
Take your 12.5 inch square of fabric and fold in half, press. Do this again the opposite way and again on both diagonals. See below.
This will create lines to help you place your pattern pieces in a symetrical fashion.
Now, lay out your pieces as desired and press into place.
Take your 5 inch squares and cut them both on the diagonal as shown below.
Fold your triangles in half and finger crease on the long side, do the same for your block, fold it in half and finger crease. This will help you line up your pieces uniformly. I have placed a purple mark to show you below, but your finger crease will be evident and it is not essential that you mark your fabric.
Pin your side pieces to your blocks, matching your finger creases. I like to place three pins, one in the middle and one at each end. Be careful not to stretch these triangles, they are cut on the bias.
When you have them all stitched on, press to the outside.
Now for some decorative top stitching. I like to place a 12 inch square of Pellon Stitch-N-Tear Lite beneath my fabric for stability.
Pin the Pellon Stitch-N-Tear into place so that it does not shift while you are stitching.
Stitch your pieces into place with your desired stitch, straight, satin or perhaps blanket stitch or another decorative stitch of your choosing. This is the time to satin stitch your ornament tops. I just stitch back and forth until I have the desired shape and then stitch a little circle around the top with straight stitching a couple times. If you are not comfortable free handing these, you can draw them on with a disappearing quilt marking pen to make it easier.
Place your backing down, wrong side up, then place your batting and your table topper. You should have plenty of batting and backing on all sides. Iron and then pin into place. Quilt as desired. Carefully trim your block and bind the edges. There is a great binding tutorial that I will link here: http://thecraftyquilter.com/2013/06/how-to-bind-an-inverted-corner/
Wasn't that fun! I am making lots of these right now.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
Sunday, October 27, 2013
We Have A Finish Folks!
Yes, I know, this was last years BOM with Craftsy...it's been a busy year, what can I say. But I have finally finished it, quilted and bound with a little help from my friends.
Sophie and Honey Bee, they are always there ready to help. Bee is holding down my chair, keeping it warm and Sophie is holding down the quilt so it doesn't fly away, she is very good at that.
I am trying to reason with her, explaining the difficulty I will have manuvering the quilt with her on it...she's not going for it.
She is thinking, "I am in the sun, on the quilt, it smells like mommy and I am warm and happy, time to sleep now". After much coaxing and some kitty cookies...both the girls retired to the livingroom to watch TV with dad.
Now I know what you are thinking...this is some wild fabric, and yes it is! It's "Miami" by Philip Jacobs. The colors are perfect and I am in love with the way it "reads" on the edge of my quilt. Just stitching it on was a joy and finishing it by hand on the backside gave me the greatest pleasure. I love the vibrancy of the colors.
This is my new "most favorite" piece of acrylic right this minute! It is called "The Binding Tool". You may already have one and if you do, why didn't you tell me about this? It's amazing and makes that perfect ending to your binding experience. If you don't have one, this is a MUST GET, MUST HAVE tool for your quilting pleasure. I'm going to show you how to use it in the photos below and will include a video that is on youtube so you can see just how easy it is.
First thing, you have stitched your binding all the way around your quilt, leaving and opening of 12 inches and leaving long strips of at least 10 inches of binding on your start and finish ends.
Fold your binding strips back and place the tool on one side, printed directions are on the tool so you can't screw up. Place your binding over the top of the tool as shown.
Mark with a removable marking pen, the line where it is indicated on your tool. Then flip your tool and do the same on the otherside. (TIP: if you cannot read the writing on your tool, you have it wrong side up)
Again, make the mark where indicated on your tool.
Okay, don't get scared, here comes the fun part. Fold out your binding and lay it flat on your board, for the left side, line the tip of your tool against the line you drew and make sure your edges line up with your binding strip. Now cut. Whew...I know, kind of scary...
Pay attention here. Do the same for the otherside, BUT place the line of your tool, over the line on your fabric. Remember to flip your ruler and make sure you can read the print. Now cut.
Take the cut edges and pin them together, right sides of fabric together, you will note that the flat tips when you cut will perfectly line up on the edge of the opposing binding strip! Yeah!!!
Now stitch a 1/4 inch seam. Open out your binding, press your seam open and whaaalaa! Was that AWESOME?!!! Look at that, it is perfection, not too lose, not too tight, why by golly Goldie Locks, it's JUST RIGHT!
Now just finish stitching down your binding and you are ready to turn and if you are like me, hand stitch the backside.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world-class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google's new Bay View campus will feature walkways angled to force accidental encounters. Facebook, while putting final touches on a Disney-inspired campus including a Main Street with a barbecue shack, sushi house and bike shop, is already planning a larger, more exciting campus.
More than ever before, Silicon Valley firms want their workers at work.Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has gone so far as to ban working from home, and many more companies offer prodigious incentives for coming to the office, such as free meals, massages and gyms.This spring, as the tech industry is soaring out of the Great Recession, plans are in the works for a flurry of massive perk-laden headquarters."We're seeing the mature technology companies trying to energize their work environments, getting rid of cube farms and investing in facilities to compete for talent," said Kevin Schaeffer, a principal at Gensler, an architecture and design firm in San Jose. "That's caused a huge transition in the way offices are laid out."New Silicon Valley headquarters and expansions are under way at most of the area's major firms, including eBay, Intel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia and Oracle. Many will be huge: Apple's 176-acre campus will be one of the world's largest workplaces. On the outside, many of the new buildings boast striking architectural designs and will collectively be among the most environmentally friendly in the country. Inside, there are walls you can draw on, pingpong tables, Lego stations, gaming arcades and free haircuts.Critics say that while some workplace perks and benefits are a good thing, the large multibillion-dollar corporate headquarters are colossal wastes of money that snub the pioneering technology these firms create."Companies led by older management tend to be very controlling, but when I look at people in the 20s or 30s, they're totally capable of working on their own and being productive," said Kevin Wheeler, whose Future of Talent Institute researches and consults on human resources for Silicon Valley businesses. "To have artificial structures that require everybody to be in the office at certain hours of the day is simply asinine."Wheeler said that he thinks Yahoo called everyone back to work "because they had gotten into a culture of laziness" and that the firm will likely loosen the restrictions soon.Yahoo was an early model of Silicon Valley's happy workplace culture, touting an espresso bar and inspirational speakers to inspire passion and originality.Today yoga, cardio-kickboxing and golf classes at the office, as well as discounts to ski resorts and theme parks, help it receive top ratings as one of America's happiest workplaces.Companies say extraordinary campuses are necessary to recruit and retain top talent and to spark innovation and creativity.And there are business benefits and financial results for companies that keep their workers happy.The publicly traded 100 Best Companies To Work For in America consistently outperform major stock indices and have more qualified job applicants and higher productivity, according to the San Francisco-based Great Place to Work Institute. That may not always be obvious, however."People do work really, really hard here," Facebook spokesman Slater Tow said as an engineer glided past a row of second floor conference rooms on a skateboard.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us


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The Republican-led House of Representatives voted Wednesday to delay the tax penalty Americans will pay under President Obama's healthcare law if they decline to sign up for coverage this year.
The bill passed with support from 27 Democrats, including Minnesota congressmen Rick Nolan and Collin Peterson, backing the legislation.
The individual mandate requires most Americans to be enrolled in health coverage by March 31 or pay a tax penalty. The House legislation would delay the fine for one year.
The bill is expected to stall in the Democratic-controlled Senate and would face a White House veto even if it succeeded.
Peterson, a conservative Democrat, has voted for similar measures before.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a political action committee chaired by former Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, pounced on Nolan's vote, calling it an "election year conversion."
"He thinks he can pull a fast one on Minnesotans, right? With this vote, he'll show them that he's now protecting individuals from Obamacare, right?" an email from the political action committee read. "Except Minnesotans already know that Rick Nolan is an entrenched supporter of the health care law."
Supporters of the GOP bill argue that individual consumers should be granted a delay because the Obama administration has postponed the implementation of several Affordable Care Act provisions that apply to businesses.
"No American should have to pay a penalty simply because the roll out of the Affordable Care Act has been so confusing. Moreover, if you're going to give an exemption to businesses, you should also give an exemption to individuals. It's only fair," Nolan said in a statement. "We need to take the time to fix the enrollment glitches and get this right – and in the meantime allow the American people the common sense flexibility this one year delay provides."
A question about the Affordable Care Act led to uncomfortable silence for three Minnesota Democrats -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson and Tim Walz – during a town hall forum on farm issues this week in Mankato.
"I thought the Affordable Health Care Act was to save $2500 per family. What happened?" a resident asked the trio about President Obama's pledge that the health care law would save families money.
After an awkward moment where the lawmakers shrugged and looked to each other for a response, Peterson grabbed the microphone.
"I voted 'no,' so I'll let these guys handle that," he replied, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Klobuchar and Walz acknowledged problems while defending the law, according to a report from KEYC News Channel 12 of Mankato.
"This health care discussion has got to be broader, it's got to point out where there's weaknesses and failures, it's got to make sure that we're not leaving people behind or distorting the system," Walz said. "But don't pretend that there was some type of safe harbor before this where everything was just peachy keen."
KEYC issued a clarification Friday after Fox News aired a snippet of the video, claiming the lawmakers were laughing at a man's frustration with the health care law. State and national Republicans also circulated part of the clip.
A statement from KEYC news director Dan Ruiter indicated that it was Peterson's quip, not the question about the health care law, that sparked the uproarious laughter.
"The story accused all three panel members of laughing at someone else's suffering. It also accused all three panel members of ducking the question. Anyone in attendance that day, or watching the story in its entirety that evening, knows that nothing could be further from the truth," Ruiter wrote.
For Democrats running for Congress in dozens of districts, the Affordable Care Act could be one of the largest obstacles to their re-election bids in November.
Republicans seeking to knock off Peterson and Walz have hammered them on the issue. Peterson voted against the bill in 2010 but has since opposed Republican attempts to dismantle the law.
A Republican campaign group that set up fake 2014 election websites for Democrats, including Minnesota's Collin Peterson, has tweaked the sites to make clear that donations sent through them will benefit the GOP.
The National Republican Congressional Committee recently made the changes after Washington, D.C.-based watchdog groups raised concerns about the sites possibly violating Federal Election Commission rules.
The sites -- including http://www.collinpeterson2014.com – invite people to sign up and donate money. The donation button on the anti-Peterson site now re-directs to a page that identifies the NRCC as the recipient.
CNN first reported the changes.
"We recently updated our contribution pages, as we frequently do, to highlight our efforts to defeat House Democrats in 2014 and prevent Nancy Pelosi from ever being Speaker of the House again," NRCC spokesman Daniel Scarpinato said in a statement.
Peterson, who represents western Minnesota's Seventh District, dismissed the site targeting him as "silly."
"I guess it's just part of their harassment campaign," he said.
Peterson has not yet announced if he will seek a 13th term in Congress. The NRCC is backing the candidacy of Republican state Sen. Torrey Westrom.
Newly available campaign finance reports highlight the fundraising disparity in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race.
According to documents on the Federal Election Commission's website on Monday, Republican candidate Julianne Ortman raised $234,000 so far for her bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken and Republican candidate Jim Abeler raised $87,000.
Franken has raised more than $12.4 million for his re-election campaign and had nearly $5 million cash on hand. Republican candidate Mike McFadden raised $2.2 million and had $1.7 million left in the bank at the start of the year. Republican candidate Chris Dahlberg raised far less.
Franken, McFadden and Dahlberg released the summary information from their reports by January 31, back when reports were due to be filed federally.
At that time, neither Ortman or Abeler released details of their fundraising reports. Because Senate candidates do not file their reports electronically, it takes a while for them to be uploaded to the FEC website. Ortman said last week that she had "nearly a quarter of a million dollars in 2013."
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U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson spent more than four years toiling over the Farm Bill, but he won't be at President Obama's side when he signs the $1 trillion legislation into law.
Peterson declined an invitation from Senate Agriculture Committee chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., to attend the bill signing in her home state.
Among the top four negotiators on the farm bill, only Stabenow is expected to attend the event.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar flew to Michigan aboard Air Force One with President Obama. Klobuchar served on the Farm Bill conference committee that signed off on the bill after the key negotiators reached consensus.
Peterson, the lead Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, is back in his district today attending to prior commitments, his staff said.
Democrat U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, who also served on the Farm Bill conference committee, also declined to attend due to prior commitments, his staff said.
House Agriculture chair Frank Lucas, an Oklahoma Republican, and Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, Stabenow's ranking Republican in Senate, also opted not to attend.
Lawmakers passed the legislation this week after years of debate over farming subsidies and Republican efforts to reduce financing for food stamps.
The final bill replaces direct crop payments with an insurance program and trims $8 billion from food stamps over the next decade, much less than the $40 billion cut some conservative Republicans pushed for.
Stabenow said she invited all the leading negotiators, Democrat and Republican, to the bill signing at Michigan State University, a leading agricultural research school and Stabenow's alma mater.
During his appearance in East Lansing, the president plans to tout the benefits of farm bill for the nation's economy.
The event marks the third time Obama has held a bill signing ceremony outside of Washington, D.C.


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Scotland's FIFA World Cup campaign stuttered again, with Kenny Miller equalising to save a 1-1 draw at home to FYR Macedonia.
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Gerry Rafferty – Another Meaning lyrics
And when I take a look around me
I wonder how the sun's so sure
He knows the way
And why he doesn't stray
And if he spends the day
Looking for another meaning
Still don't know what I really believe in
Will someone please put on the light
Make me feel all right
I've searched my head all night
Looking for another meaning
I've tried so hard to find
What I had on my mind
When I had no axe to grind
And everything was all right
All right!
All right!
And it looks like everyday
Gets a little bit harder
For me
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