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Birra Moretti - Birra Moretti (Heineken)
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Ratings: 960 | Reviews: 433 | Display Reviews Only:
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2/5 rDev -30.8%
06-23-2014 01:52:52 | More by DeFaz
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North Carolina
3.33/5 rDev +15.2%
I had this with a pizza here in Greensboro at Elizabeth's pizza,light gold/yellow color with small head.Smell of hops with malt backbone.Taste was pretty decent good balance,a little fruity.Nothing spectacular but very drinkable,better than Miller low-life and AB products.
04-02-2003 17:50:45 | More by oberon
Ontario (Canada)
2.9/5 rDev +0.3%
very light golden colour. not much of head on this beer. i found it to be nicely hopped....more than a generic macro lager but less than a classic european pils ie. urquell, kozel etc. still quite an easy drinking beer that is average and drinkable but not great by an stretch of the imagination. i would have to try this beer again in order to give it a fair shake. (i had a few before my first sample).
02-14-2003 16:20:13 | More by Popsinc
2.23/5 rDev -22.8%
Appearance This one poured a nice, hazy yellow with a light orangish tint. It gave off a huge head that made this lager look like a real winner.
Smell The lagered grain was unfortunately mixed with some type of pukish orange aroma. I picked up some of that dreaded rotten Pixie Stix smell as well.
Taste More rotten candy with some lagered grain and a few licks of orange rind.
Mouthfeel This one is light-bodied with some cheap fizziness and a horrible aftertaste.
Sinkability When in Italy, take the Brunella over the Birra.
04-28-2005 01:56:27 | More by RoyalT
Ontario (Canada)
2.75/5 rDev -4.8%
11-14-2012 01:40:50 | More by beerhunter13
3/5 rDev +3.8%
09-12-2012 00:04:15 | More by tohe9384
3.08/5 rDev +6.6%
A precursor to pizza at an Italian restaurant in St. Andrews, Scotland.
A: poured a very pale yellow. little to no head with little lacing and a very translucent appearance.
S: nothing overly exciting. some malt, hops, maybe a little citrus?
T: very light in flavor, similar to light beer in the US. again the lightness in flavor does not bring any singular ingredient to the forefront.
MF/D: a crisp, light beer. easily drinkable with dinner or as a session beer.
08-07-2010 10:37:54 | More by newk340
3.05/5 rDev +5.5%
Cafe Mediterraneo, a very nice restaurant in Portsmouth, NH, has this on tap. Served in a pilsner glass, it is a clear golden color with a thick white head and some lacing. A nice-looking beer that doesn't live up to the promise of its appearance. Aroma is mildly floral, and taste is mildly hoppy, and it is somewhat refreshing. I think that's about all there is to say about this beer.
06-21-2009 16:01:58 | More by lordofthewiens
3.4/5 rDev +17.6%
Presentation: 355ml light brown bottle. No freshness date. Great label of an older gentleman, in suit and hat, about to take his first sip of Moretti from a big mug. Actually ... In 1942 the Moretti family spotted a man enjoying a beer at a local Trattoria. They believed the man captured the essence of their beer and they asked if they could take his picture. His only request in return was another Moretti. His genuine Italian image has graced every bottle since.
Appearance: Bright and clear yellow. Head pours a frothy, creamy white that settles to a semi-sticky, creamy white lace.
Smell: Slight metallic aroma with notes of light grain and hop.
Taste: Smooth, light-bodied brew with an even mouthfeel -- a bit creamy. A unique sweetness of faint raw honey can be found in the full malt profile, which is followed by grain husk flavours, some a dryness and metallic flavours. Hops are more or less mellow with a weak tea-like quality, although they do peak with a very soft citrus-like bite. Dry grain in the finish with some leftover sweetness and tea notes.
Notes: Not a bad beer at all. It lacks the crispness of say a Peroni, but is still quite enjoyable. It's also the Moretti's flagship beer. I'd pair this with a nice Italian dish vs. drinking it on it's own.
06-17-2001 00:00:01 | More by Todd
1.6/5 rDev -44.6%
This was supposed to be the LaRossa, but nobody in Firewaters can find any of the few things that I actually wanted.... they decided this was the LaRosa... Well, now I know what I actually had from looking at the labels on here...
No dating, just some odd numbers on it= 3290380HC.
This one poured out golden with no head, bits of white that swirled up here and there, and lots of carbination rising up. Crappy Firewaters for an insanely detergent laced glass.... can barely smell the beer.... (soon I'm going to realize they are doing me a favor!) Barely get a whiff of floral maltiness... Giving it the benefit of a doubt, this bottle is well past it's prime. Freaking skunky tasting as allhell. Very low carbination in the taste, especially for all the bubbles that you see, you cannot feel it. You get a bit of caramell sweetness, bit of bitter hoppiness are still present, but I just keep thinking of roadkill skunks swirled up into my glass. Ok, I managed to drink about an inch into it, and even got Mark and Karen to try it... god am I cruel! Finally just asked the bartender to pour this out, not worth making myself sick over... To give them credit, I did get a makeup beer from them.
01-01-2005 19:04:46 | More by shapudding
3.5/5 rDev +21.1%
05-10-2013 07:03:06 | More by Guden
3.25/5 rDev +12.5%
08-16-2014 20:28:37 | More by petewheeler
3.1/5 rDev +7.3%
Decent retention with a sticky white lace, nearly clean aroma with a trace of overcooked hop and husky sweet grain. Crispness gets lost within the grainy mouth feel, big grass almost earthened flavour from the grain with a sturdy yet underlying hop bitterness. Decent beer all around, seems to go better with pasta in a heavy cream sauce rather than the typical red gravy.
07-17-2002 16:36:05 | More by Jason
3.4/5 rDev +17.6%
This Italian lager pours a clear, light gold body with a small, one cm, offwhite head. Film and collar lace remain after the head quickly falls.
Aroma is sweet, caramel malt, with a hint of sulfuric, euroskunk hops.
Mouthfeel is light bodied with even carbonation.
Taste is well balanced between mild, sweet malt and herbal hops that are less euroskunky than the aroma would suggest.
A very average, European pale lager, but better than I expected based on some unpleasant experiences with Italian brews in the past. This one is quite drinkable and refreshing, albeit average for style. I wouldn't seek it out, nor would I turn it down.
08-10-2004 03:30:37 | More by merlin48
New York
2.58/5 rDev -10.7%
I tried a bottle of this omnipresent brew, while having a slice at my local pizza parlor. Pours pissy yellow, white, medium bubble head. Not any aroma to comment on. This is, as expected, a thin grainy brew. watery, with a hint of malt in the background. Also noticed some hoppy dryness in the minimal finish. Typical, unexciting macro lager. Did serve the purpose of washing the 'za down, but thats about it. l
02-23-2005 15:30:59 | More by Billolick
2.75/5 rDev -4.8%
08-25-2013 16:43:31 | More by kaneel
3/5 rDev +3.8%
The beer pours a clear light yellow color with a large white head. The aroma is very heavy on the corn. Smells like a macro lager. The flavor is a mix of corn with some earthy and spicy hops. Nothing in the beers flavor is any good. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not a good beer.
06-07-2010 02:00:32 | More by Mora2000
3.15/5 rDev +9%
Opened 12 fluid ounce bottle, poured into pilsner glass.
Poured a nice head of 2". slowly died to a layer of bubbles across the top and ½" of lace on sides of glass. Brew is a light straw with slight gold hues.
Initial smell was somewhat skunky, but after it comes to air, the smell is mostly malty. Taste standard EPA non discirpt "beer taste." it does have a somewhat fruity note, with a pleasant mouth feel and good palatability. nothing major, but better than other brews I've had in this style. It is pretty drinkable, all things considered.
But really, considering the wines that Italy produces, isn't this like expecting a great SUV from Ferrari?
06-23-2008 12:43:26 | More by mattster
3.16/5 rDev +9.3%
Served on tap in a pint glass.
Appearance: Golden amber with a thin white head. Mild lacing.
Smell: Grassy notes and hops.
Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth medium bodied. Earthy grassy notes and hops.
Overall: Good beer. I have had this one a few times now amd always enjoy it.
04-26-2012 23:50:14 | More by Cavanaghty
3.68/5 rDev +27.3%
Appearance - pale gold with a white cottony quickly disappearing head that peaks at about inch and a half. Fairly constant stream of bubbles rising from the bottom.
Smell - light grassy aroma, faintly sweet, inoffensive, not much to write about
Taste - mild sweetness of this a all malt brew slides into your flavor receptors in the beginning, followed by a quick sharp jab of hop bitterness(Hallertau) which just as quickly fades into a nicely balanced finish. The hop bitterness is a bit light for the Pilsner style, which is why I scored it a little lower than my actual opinion of this beer on taste.
Mouthfeel - thin to light bodied. Leaves you with an enjoyable sweet/prickly aftertaste.
Drinkability - good marks on drinkability, well balanced, lightly hopped and at 4.6%abv almost a session beer.
07-31-2009 22:55:34 | More by Snyder18
2.75/5 rDev -4.8%
08-21-2013 23:08:12 | More by dankjohn
West Virginia
2.73/5 rDev -5.5%
Poured into a pub glass, a light golden color.transparent,a small layer of white foam,not a lot of carbination.Foam does cling to the side of the glass.A bready,grainy aroma.no real hop presence.A thin mouthfeel,tastes like fillers were added,not a real malty taste.a slight bitterness at the finish.It's like an everyday normal drinking beer,not bad nothing special.Not a filling beer ,not a real tasty beer either.
09-23-2006 01:08:50 | More by jcdiflorio
Ontario (Canada)
2.9/5 rDev +0.3%
Served in a chilled glass
Appearance - beer pours a clear ale colour, very light looking. white head, about one finger that disappears pretty quick. There is a slight amount of carbonation in the beer as well.
Smell - very fresh and clean smelling beer. I can smell some slight hops, maybe a little grass, besides that not much else.
Taste - very fresh and clean beer, not much to report. I can pick up on some earthy tones, but not much else.
Mouthfeel - slight carbonation adds some more hops to the mix, but not much else. maintains its clean and fresh taste.
Drinkability - this was a good choice compared to coors light as i was out for dinner. Not something i would seek again.
01-09-2011 14:13:12 | More by Swedes21
3.38/5 rDev +17%
12oz bottle poured into a 12oz glass.
Pours a very clear yellow with no head at all. Nose is light and a bit malty.
Taste is light and malty with a very light hop finish. It's pretty bland and inoffensive though. It's god to drink with an italian meal though.
03-10-2010 01:04:50 | More by kingcrowing
United Kingdom (England)
2.75/5 rDev -4.8%
04-11-2013 08:57:38 | More by trics90
Birra Moretti from Birra Moretti (Heineken)
68 out of 100 based on 960 ratings.


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ANDERSON — Randy Albano is officially out as head football coach of the Anderson Indians.
Albano asked for a private meeting with the Anderson Community Schools Board of Trustees in part to contest an evaluation he said was unfair.
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Warm Water Wheat - Pizza Port Solana Beach
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3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
08-28-2013 17:59:59 | More by GraduatedCashew
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
07-09-2013 05:59:56 | More by Zbeetleman
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
02-27-2013 01:46:31 | More by SocalKicks
3/5 rDev -18.3%
12-11-2012 02:32:10 | More by t0rin0
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
10-02-2012 14:08:34 | More by fox227
3.85/5 rDev +4.9%
On tap at Pizza Port in Carlsbad, CA.
Pours a clear gold with a foamy white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, wheat, yeast, and spices. Taste is much the same with a slight banana flavor as well. There is a mild spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.
09-18-2012 01:50:49 | More by UCLABrewN84
4/5 rDev +9%
08-26-2012 00:33:56 | More by wattershed
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3/5 rDev -18.3%
11-14-2011 23:26:57 | More by TheRealDBCooper
3.88/5 rDev +5.7%
On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad.
A: Hazy yellow with a respectable white head. Retention is good.
S: Banana blends with spicy clove-like phenols. Malt is grainy wheat and moderately sweet. I get bubblegum with each swirl of the glass. There's a little apple.
T: Spicy clove suffuses my palate and banana and apple accompany it. Moderately sweet grainy malt blends with a low bitterness. Lots of bubblegum in the flavor, more than I found in the aroma.
M: Lower medium in body with lower high carbonation.
Overall: A solid Hefeweizen, though I don't come to Pizza Port for Hefeweizen.
09-12-2011 00:23:27 | More by HopHead84
4/5 rDev +9%
On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad
A: Hazy golden color with a nice, fluffy white head.
S: Holy bananas! I've never smelled so much banana in a beer. Huge banana aroma that reminds me of banana laffy taffy. Slight bit of light citrus in the background.
T: Again, huge banana flavor that's sweet without being overly so. The banana definitely has a bit of an overripe quality to it. The beer has a creamy mouthfeel from the wheat which helped it to not be too sweet for me. Pretty well done and a must if you love bananas.
05-02-2011 03:09:18 | More by notchucknorris
3.98/5 rDev +8.4%
On-tap at Carlsbad
A: The pour is a slightly hazy yellow/golden color with a mild off-white head.
S: Tons of banana notes fill the nose. The banana is quite sweet, almost sugary, with some nice spice notes in support and a sweet wheat aroma.
T: The flavor is much like the nose. Lots of sweet, overripe bananas and a more balanced dose of clove. The wheat is mild and sort of overpowered by the yeast contributions, but does provide some sweetness.
M: The body is light to medium with a moderate level of carbonation to the beer.
D: Pretty decent American style hefeweizen, but the banana could be a bit much at times (as could the sweetness).
08-31-2010 23:41:22 | More by womencantsail
3.98/5 rDev +8.4%
On tap at The Yard House, San Diego...
Standard hefe appearance. Cloudy orange-gold body beneath a short head dwindled to a standard collar and partial surface covering.
Bright banana hits you right off in the aroma, along with clove, apple, and sweetish wheat-based malt.
As might be expected, the banana carries through into the flavor, and it's clove-like, citrusy with lemon and a hint of grapefruit. The delicately sweetish and subtly tart wheat malt supports the fruitiness, and a mild hop bitterness keeps it aligned.
Overall, a nicely done, basic Bavarian-style weizen with a little bit of an American twist. Refreshing and enjoyable.
09-30-2009 23:37:23 | More by NeroFiddled
3.58/5 rDev -2.5%
On tap, Carlsbad, CA. Wow. I was totally surprised by this hefeweizen. It had a very distinct flavor of clove and banana. You wouldn't think banana flavored beer would be good, but this was exceptional. It had me coming back for more! Very smooth, very drinkable, and very tasty!
04-17-2009 04:57:18 | More by kflorence
Ontario (Canada)
3.88/5 rDev +5.7%
My guess is in the low five in alcohol, on-tap at Port Carlsblad. Clear clove and then bannana. It's yeast and I am in fact allergic to real bannana and did not get a reaction, but it tasted quite bannana. Cloudy with a bit of lace. A different hefe experience for me, and reminds me of the Ontario hometown one.
02-12-2007 01:03:39 | More by Sammy
3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
I had this beer at PP Carlsbad on 9/4/05.
Appearance: Cloudy orange to yellow color with a thin white head than dissipated down to a ring around the glass and some islands of lacing in the middle of the beer.
Smell: Big time banana aroma along with spices, apple, pear, and a warm, wheaty, bready alcohol nose.
Taste: The flavor brings lots of banana to start along with citrus, lemon, grapefruit, cinnamon, and clove spiciness. The malt profile is very mild and a bit too weak. The flavor is tart but short. The flavor lasts barely long enough to taste the other flavors once the banana passes.
Mouthfeel: Sticky and seemingly juicy n my mouth. Thin with a dry ending. It doesn't quite feel right for a wheat beer, but it's not bad.
Drinkability: Good and refreshing wheat beer. The flavor is short but bold. It could be improved with a more full body and a longer flavor. Still, it's a good brew with some pizza.
09-13-2005 23:55:33 | More by BrewMaster
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- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Punta Banda
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 900 - $ 1,050 / week
vacation rental description
Right on the sand, 50 ft. from the water, located on "the" six-mile white sandy beach in Punta Banda, with great swimming, kayaking, fishing, and horseback riding, close to restaurants/bars.
This beautiful "Old World"-style, Spanish Colonial home, is over 2,100 sq.ft. + garage, and has a walled and private inner courtyard with fountain and plants, huge Beachfront patio with firepit, high, open-beam ceilings with skylights, ceiling fans, floor-to-ceiling windows which bring light, beach and ocean right into this artistic, colorful home. It has state-of-the-art appliances and kitchen, local Mexican artisan tile throughout, completely newly furnished, 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. The master bedroom is also on the sand, with a breathtaking view of the ocean, and has it's own fireplace with private bath. The 3rd bedroom is a huge area (15' X 20'), with it's own separate entrance. "
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Maria and John moved to Manatee County in 2005. Maria had worked for major multinational corporations as a senior executive assistant, and John had served as in-house counsel for General Electric Co.
After several years in the region, both started looking for opportunities to volunteer in a community hit hard by the recession. They have been with Guardian ad Litem about four years.
Maria has also joined the All Faiths Food Bank as an executive assistant; John has retired and helps coach several of the Manatee County scholastic rowing teams.
Q: Does your work experience help with your volunteer work and, if so, how?
A: Maria's experience as a senior executive assistant has required substantial organizational, communication and follow-through skills -- all of which are necessary for her GAL activities. Her language skills (she is from Spain!) have been brought into play in the number of Latino cases she has had.
John's experience as a lawyer and familiarity with the court system has been helpful, but his years of coaching college and scholastic rowing teams have actually proven more valuable, as this is really about children first.
Q: What motivated you to become Guardian Ad Litem volunteers?
A: Maria was looking for something where her bilingual capability would be meaningful when she happened to see an article in the Bradenton Herald where the Guardian Ad Litem program presented its need for volunteers, especially Spanish-speaking and/or African American. This article sparked Maria's interest since she would be able to use her language gift with her love for children.
John also found the Guardian Ad Litem program's mission to advocate
for children who suffer neglect and abuse within the legal system to be a perfect match. We decided to work as a team, husband and wife, particularly to be able to backstop each other if there were competing demands for our time.
Q: How would you describe your role as GAL volunteers? Is it what you expected?
A: The rewards far exceed the frustrations -- when you see a child end up in a far better situation, that's a wonderful feeling you carry with you every day. What's frustrating is wanting to get to that successful conclusion more quickly.
Q: Do you feel like you are supported in your advocate role?
A: The support we get from our GAL supervisor, and others within the GAL organization (including other volunteers!), has been nothing short of incredible. Questions are quickly answered, and they help us sort through what sometimes appears to be a maze of state and federal programs and requirements.
Q: What are the frustrations and challenges you have encountered?
A: One of the greatest of challenges is always time -- how slow some processes work. It seems to take ages for documents to become available, for procedures to be initiated and completed, for communication to flow. At the same time, we have developed an appreciation for how understaffed and stretched the state's resources are to support these children in need.
Finally, and we cannot emphasize this enough, it is tragic how so many of our cases have substance abuse (whether alcohol or drugs) as one of the root causes of child abuse and neglect. We both believe that the cost of substance abuse to these children and society in general remains grossly underestimated and misunderstood.
Q: Do you have difficulty becoming too emotionally attached to the children in your role as an advocate?
A: As an advocate you keep a close relationship with the children, getting to know them, while talking and listening to them. We both ended up falling in love with each and every one of the children we advocated for. But, we've always kept in mind the best interest for the child and the child's return to a caring family is the main goal of our mission, hopefully with the child's parents, and, if not, within a new, loving home.
Q: How can we change the system to make it better for the children?
A: We could spend all day on this one, so we'll just limit it to finding solutions to the following issues: (1) creating incentives for more and better foster parents; (2) ensuring that the financial burden on caregivers is alleviated; and (3) ensuring there is adequate funding to help a thinly stretched corps of case workers. When we short-change today's children, the overall cost tomorrow increases more than we save today.


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Well, I pushed around a few inches of snow today, not because it needed it, but another storm is coming that may bring a lot more. The hydraulics stopped working after about 4 minutes. I couldn't move the blade up or down.
I checked the fluid level, and it was low, so I filled it to the bottom of the fill hole.
I started it up again, and everything seemed fine, but after a few more minutes it quit working again. It was then that I noticed fluid was spraying out from around the place where the pump attaches and where the lines attach to the pump.
Did I overfill it and blow the seals? Or do the seals just give out like that when they go?
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ATTENTION! This is both Instructable AND a challenge. You can be one of five winners of $100 worth of 3D printing credit from the nice folks at 3Dcreationsystems.com. All you have to do is make your own 3D design for a custom flash drive case and share a picture of the design in a comment below.
If you don't know anything about designing in 3D, don't worry! A template for the flash drive is at tinkercad. All you need to do is create a new account (easy), duplicate the template (still easy), and modify it (way easier than it sounds). And if you want to use your own favorite CAD program and make your own case from scratch that's also fine.
OK then, let's get started.
Step 1: Measuring
Here we get a height and width of 4.54 mm and 12.26 mm. This isn't too far off of the USB standards so that's good. It also has a length of 39.11 mm. Since flash drives need at least 12 mm at the end to go into the USB port, that gives us the dimensions 27 mm x 12.25 mm x 4.5 mm. Numbers slightly rounded off there.
Of 3d printing! After seeing this I was inspired to give it a shot so below is my design. I wanted to make a stylish tech looking but also multifunctional USB cover. I designed mine with a clip to clip into your pocket like a pen. I also wanted to be able to flip the usb drive so that the open end would be protected from gathering pocket lint and dust so I've given it a slight interference fit so it can snugly be re inserted backwards. This design also features a slot to attach a keyring and of course a bottle opener so you can crack open a cold one! This was done using Solidworks. Nice Ible!
So, I tried it and this is my design, made with Blender:


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Electronic Master Promissory Note
Sign your Electronic Master Promissory note on-line throught the Federal Student Aid website.
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Special Direct Consolidation Loans
The Higher Education Act (HEA) provides for a loan consolidation program under both the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs and the Direct Loan Program. Under these programs, a borrower's loans are paid off and a new consolidation loan is created. These programs simplify loan repayment by combining several types of Federal education loans (that may have different terms and repayment schedules or may have been made by different lenders) into one new loan. Visit the Direct Consolodation Loans website for more information.
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All students receiving loans are required to complete entrance counseling. Sign into StudentsLoans.gov using your PIN to access your account and complete entrance counseling.
Information On Your Direct Loans
At MyEdAccount you can manage your account, look into loan consolidation, change your bill preferences, and make payments.
The Direct Lending Process
The Direct Lending proccess page will explain how lending works.
Loans in Default
Need help with a defaulted student loan? Loan borrowers in default now have more options than ever before to help repay students loans. Visit the Addressing Your Defaulted Student Loan page for more information.
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FYI: North American ACL, Lang Program/Baltics 2000
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Dear ACL member,
In 1998, the ACL Executive decided to create a chapter of the Association
specifically to serve the interests of North American members. This
chapter will parallel the European ACL chapter, and possibly be followed
by a chapter representing Asia as well.
The Executive formed a committee consisting of Sandra Carberry (University
of Delaware), Eduard Hovy (Information Sciences Institute of the University
of Southern California) and Marilyn Walker (AT&T Laboratories) to establish
the new chapter.
This committee presented a draft constitution for the new chapter to the
Executive at the recent ACL conference in June 1998. The Executive agreed
to a plan leading up to the formation of the new chapter by January 2000,
involving the following steps:
1. September 1999: draft constitution of the new chapter made public to
ACL membership via ACL website
2. September 1999: electronic discussion forum created for comments
3. October 1999: call for nominations for chapter officials
4. November 1999: electronic voting for chapter officials
5. December 1999: announcement of elected officials
6. January 2000: first electronic meeting of new chapter officials
7. April 2000: meeting of new chapter membership at NAACL/ANLP conference
The chapter creation committee will moderate the open discussion and will
act as Nominating and Electoral Committee for the election. This committee
will dissolve at the end of December, 1999.
We invite you to peruse the new chapter constitution from the ACL website,
We invite you to subscribe to the discussion list by sending an email
message to firstname.lastname@example.com, consisting simply of the line
"subscribe naacl-setup"
in the subject line.
We invite you to post comments and suggestions for the activities of the
new chapter to
We invite you to nominate officers for the new chapter by electronically
sending the following information to Sandra Carberry (email@example.com):
- the name and affiliation of the nominee,
- the position nominated for,
- a short statement of some of the nominee's achievements and/or
qualifications in the context of computational linguistics,
- a short statement by the nominee expressing the willingness to stand
for election.
Nominees must be members of ACL in good standing at the time of nomination.
The chapter creation committee,
Sandra Carberry, Eduard Hovy, Marilyn Walker


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Backpacker Magazine – April 2009
We tested more than 500 products–stoves, clothes, cameras, filters, tech tools, knives, and meals–to find these proven performers.
BATTERY-OPERATED Light, bright, and packable, Black Diamond's Orbit is the LED lantern that every staffer wanted this year. It was so coveted we gave it an Editors' Choice Award. $30; 4.5 oz.; bdel.com
GAS-POWERED Light up group campsites with the Primus Micron. It uses a standard fabric mantle housed inside a rustproof steel-mesh cylinder to crank out 70 watts. It lasts 12 hours on a standard-size canister. An automatic ignition and durable mantle (one lasted us all summer) seal the deal. $70; 4 oz.; primuscamping.com
We like eGear's polycarbonate Windmill, which weighs a hair more than a Bic, but works way better in wind and rain. When it's empty, screw Brunton's Fuel Tool ($14; .8 oz.; brunton.com) to any near-empty butane canister and use the dregs to refill the lighter. $45; 1.1 oz.; egear.com
Lip balm
Elemental Herbs All Good Lips doesn't melt in the heat, goes on smooth in the cold, heals chapped lips fast, and comes in three tangy SPF 15 flavors–original, sweet tangerine, and cool spearmint. $4; elementalherbs.com
What an excellent list you've put together. Honestly, this is by far the best essential gear list I have seen online so far. I am going to be buying several things off this list as both presents for others and treats for myself. So thank you for sharing this!.
Are you kidding me with the $30 chopsticks?? I thought this magazine was about appreciating outdoors, not marketing a bunch of needless crap.
I use the nite ize s biner as a key chaine. I hook it to my belt loop. Numeros times my keys have fallen off. I usually can hear the sound of keys hitting the ground. On a recent end of Fly fishing adventure. I turned the car around to do a final check for any forgoten equipment. The metalic reflection came from the ground. I got out and there was the nite Ize S-biner. BackPacker Editors award and all. Spring not strong enough!
How many backpackers do you know that carry $600 binoculars? Get real.
I'm really surprised to see MSR's quick 2 system at the same time that GSI's dualist system is not mentioned yet it has the 2008 editor's choice and lighter than MSR's. This really makes me question the credibility of the whole backpacker's site that I have always had it as a flagship.


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It's safe to say that Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke isn't a fan of British Prime Minister David Cameron . Yorke says that he will take legal action if Cameron plays any Radiohead tracks during his re-election campaign.
"I can't say I love the idea of a banker liking our music, or David Cameron," Yorke tells U.K. magazine Dazed & Confused . "I can't believe he'd like [2011's] King of Limbs much. As long as he doesn't use it for his election campaigns, I don't care. I'd sue the living s**t out of him if he did."
Yorke adds that while he's looking forward to releasing Amok , the debut album of his side project Atoms for Peace that includes bassist Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers , he wishes the record was a little more upbeat.
"It's not like [my 2006 solo album] The Eraser at all," Yorke reveals. "But it's not a band album either; it doesn't sound like a band playing. If it were up to me, every track would be 10 minutes long…to me, the Atoms album is not dance-y enough."
Amok will arrive in stores on February 26.
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Clothing:Accessories:Cultural Bags:Bolivian Aguayo Handbag
Woven textiles called mantas or aguayos are an essential craft among the indigenous Aymara and Quechua people of the Andes. Decorated with simple geometric patterns, mantas are used as blankets and baby slings, as well as tailored into clothing. Pieces of handwoven mantas are combined with soft red suede to create this versatile handbag. Velvet-lined straps prevent them from slipping off your shoulder. Features a flat bottom, magnetic clasp, and one inside zip pocket. As each manta is unique, please expect variation in color and pattern.
Poly lining. Handmade in Bolivia. 13 3/4"W x 11 1/2"H x 1 1/8"D; 23" straps.
Using a simple backstrap loom and centuries-old techniques, Bolivian families weave mantasbeautiful woolen textiles in geometric patterns. Common among pre-Inca and pre-conquest cultures such as the Aymara, some of the earliest mantas found in textile museum's collections date from 1400 A.D. Warm and durable, they are used as slings to carry infants and blankets for bedding. It can also be worn either on the back, like a cape, or over the back and arms, like a shawl. Mantas usually have a simple striped pattern, and can last for generations.
Like many indigenous art forms, fewer young people are learning how to weave, and the craft is in danger of losing its place in Andean culture. By finding new uses for mantas that increase the market and appreciation for these crafts more artisans are encouraged to continue the tradition. Today, exquisite vintage and contemporary woven mantas can be found as accents in leather bags, tailored jackets, and as culturally rich examples of indigenous art independent of their enduring practical use.
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Visitation will be Saturday, March 29, 2014, from noon until 2 p.m. at New Horizon Memorial Funeral Home in Dora.
Funeral services will be Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 2 p.m. in the New Horizon Memorial Chapel. Dr. Lynn Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow at McCormack Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Glover; and her parents, Leonard and Celia Stanley.
Survivors include her children, Edith Burr (Cecil), Jimmy "Brother" Glover, Terry Glover, Brenda McDonald, Susie Doss (Ray), Debra Rhodes (Lewis), Gary Glover (Jerri) and June Odom; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of friends.
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Lessons from The Millennium Villages
An article in today's New York Times on the challenges of providing foreign aid points to an initiative lead by the philanthropist and global economist Jeffrey Sachs called Millennium Villages. The Villages is an international development model designed to help rural African communities lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
What it aims to do is the near impossible. Like many of our nonprofit clients, it must carefully balance an ambitious, if ultimately rewarding, agenda with finite resources.
The early success in The Village's first test community, Sari, Kenya, is remarkable. Agricultural yields have doubled, child mortality has dropped by 30 percent, and school test scores have shot up.
Sachs attributes this amazing success to programs and objectives that are tightly focused, based in technology and relatively straightforward.
I think, given those simple criteria, that lessons can be learned for organizations that seek to make a similar impact in communities around the country and globally: keep your goals focused, your methods clear-cut and your aim realistic.
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Moving south from Patong approx 8km along the coastal road, lies the popular beach resort of Karon. Situated in a prime beach front location at the centre of Karon is the Thavorn Palm Beach Resort . Just a few short steps away lies the impressive, vast stretch of white sand that noticeably squeaks between your toes when taking a stroll along the beach. With over 4km of sand to aim at and a considerably more laid back pace than Patong, you will be able to find a quiet spot on a sun lounger and enjoy the relaxed and uncrowded ambience. Away from the beach you can explore the lively hustle and bustle of the shopping bazaars, local market, restaurants and bars which make Karon one of the most popular family beach destinations in Asia. Situated approximately 17 km from Phuket Town, you can take advantage of the free shuttle bus from the Thavorn Grand Plaza leaving at 10am every day and returning at 3pm and 7.30pm, or the regular public 'Song Taew' bus service between the hours of 6am and 6pm.
There are less watersports to be found in Karon than in Patong or nearby Kata, but for many people looking for a relaxing day at the beach, this is one of the main appeals of this beautiful expanse of coastline. At the southern tip of the beach however, there is a coral reef that winds around the rocks towards Kata and Pu Island and is good for snorkelling. As the rainy season approaches, the waves are big enough for bodyboarding and boards can be purchased in the numerous shops along the beach road and the area around the traffic circle at the northern end of the beach. Be careful though, as it can be dangerous for swimming due to the large waves and strong rip currents.
Away from the beach, Karon hosts an interesting array of activities from a relaxing visit to one of the world-class spas and thai massage to elephant trekking, classes in thai cookery, cocktail making and Yoga lessons. The village temple, Wat Suwan Khiri Khet (Karon Temple) is awash with colour and well worth a visit to uncover the many interesting statues depicting snakes and monsters from traditional Thai mythology.
The nightlife in Karon is mostly located in the areas surrounding Karon circle at the northern end of the beach and around Luang Pho Chuang Road to the south. There are plenty of bars and restaurants with a laid back, friendly atmosphere offering the best in Thai and international cuisine. For something really special, dine at the Long Beach Terrace at the Thavorn Palm Beach Resort . The restaurant serves up a great selection of seafood, steaks and Italian specialities and from this prime location you can sit back and watch the sun set slowly over the entire beach of Karon bay. For a more colourful, lively scene visit the bars and guesthouses surrounding Patak Road near the northern traffic circle. This area bares more than a passing resemblance to Soi Bangla in Patong, only on a much smaller scale. Many of the bars stay open late, have pool tables and show major sports events.


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SEPTEMBER 24th
What are some things about you that the IC hasn't changed? We often times talk so much about how it changed us that we tend to repress the things that we still hold on to. What do you still have that IC hasn't taken away?
Below are the answers I've received for IC Awareness Month daily topic # 24.
- I am still brutally honest…maybe even more so now. I am sometimes an asshole…I am outspoken and not ashamed of much of anything. My bladder hurts and sex can be tough ..so what? They're judging? I don't give a shit. It's not their problem. It's mine. I do not embarrass easily…and I still can't stand those who are ridiculously sensitive about content. For instance.. "Oh no…she said the word vagina…burn her at the stake!!!"Seriously? Bugger off. I have no problem realizing that people who go against me aren't supposed to be in my life. If they are meant to be there they'd be supportive. Bye bye if you're not of the latter. I am a perfectionist yet I am terrified at failing so much to the point that sometimes I don't even try. I am still a singer. I am still a writer. I love hard. I can read anyone by their eyes and what they got goin on behind them. I have saved myself a lot of trouble from that talent. I can read lips…very well. So don't talk shit about me in the corner. If I have my glasses on and I catch ya…I'm callin your ass out. I will forever stand up for the underdog and I won't ever judge those based on the things they do unless they knowingly do fucked up things. I relate to people in the hopes that people will attempt to relate to others. I still rarely trust anyone and believe heavily in energy and mind over matter. Yep. I ain't changed that much at all…
- A positive attitude, my faith, love in my heart and my smile.
- I still have me. I'm still a person. I recently became disabled through Social Security Disability due to my IC and other medical conditions. I'm grateful for it but I miss my career and income. I'm going thru an identity crisis cuz my career defined me. I'm trying to focus on the core of who I am. That hasn't changed. I'm smart, funny, compassionate, a loving mother and fiance, a fighter of injustice, an animal rights activist… Some days are better than others. I've been asked when questioned about my depression "Do you have suicidal thoughts?". I laugh. Show me a person with debilitating chronic illness and pain that hasn't thought of giving up and ending the pain. Doesn't mean I will do it.
- I'm an artist, that hasn't changed. In some ways it has made me a better artist. I have more time to create and I am more in touch with my feelings. I sew or I am drawing and if I am not really physically creating something then I am sewing or drawing in my mind, know that eventually it is going to be on paper for my next project. And, I am a grandmother of 7 wonderful children, this is my greatest joy in life! My husband is always there loving me and my mother helps me stay sane. She and I sew together every Thursday God willing. IC has stolen many things from me but it can't take away these very precious parts of me that give me my "living" labels. Not IC labels but who Sherri is, who she was before IC.
- I'm Scots-Irish with the red hair, freckles, temper, impatience, sarcasm, cynicism and sucker punch to match!
Those things will never change. But, there's another thing I can't & won't change either:
Do I really BELIEVE my life will ever be healthy or easy? NO. So, I just keep *believing* a reason to *hope* might find me someday…
- I Never let IC take over my body! I am a mother and that will never change! I remain positive, hopeful, caring, compassionate, and loving most days Humor gets me through most situations! I Live life to the fullest and never slow down. On my worst days I push through the pain and my tears are just a release of negative energy. It reminds me of how strong I have become. I will not go down without a fight! Im to stubborn to give up always have been!
- Still feel blessed! I have more issues then just IC so shoot I got this!
- IC has not been able to destroy my faith, or my need to socialize with family and friend. The One that lives in me is greater than IC.
- I still have faith, hope and love.
- My sense of humor. You need one to deal with this disease.
- I do martial arts. There are external and internal martial arts. IC is not taking that away from me. When it hurts too much to train externally, I go back to the internal arts to try to heal myself, or at least practice routines in my mind so that I don't lose them to my inability to physically repeat them with my body over time. It is a language, simply of movement – use it or lose it. IC isn't taking it from me. I'll fight to the death for my kung fu, my qigong and t'ai chi chuan.
It also hasn't changed how much I love animals. If anything, strengthened it (which I didn't think was possible! My love for animals has been there forever, run deep, and always trumped humans). They listen. They comfort. They KNOW! They don't judge or mock. In fact, my dog has become my service companion. He somehow knows before I do when I'm going to have a flare up, and he lets me know. He's sensitive to those who are very ill. He has even learned (taught himself, somehow) how to use the leash as leverage to help me get around when I can barely walk, and knows where I need to go innately.
- But the thing that IC didn't change is my fighting spirit. My life has good days and not so good days but I don't let IC determine what kind of emotional day I'm going to have.
- My smile!
- I'm still a child at heart! I learn to enjoy the moments that I am healthy and show off my inner five year old with the friends are family who are always there for me!
- My Faith in God!
- I am the same person I always was! I an awesome btw. I have IC.. it does not have me! Still living.. laughing.. loving! Just also hurting!.
- It has not changed my faith in God. It is He that gives me the strength to endure the ugliness that comes with IC.
- I think my IC has made my even MORE caring and concerned about others . I have also kept my sense of humor I enjoy making others laugh, it make me feel better too. Hope is alive!
- IC has not changed how hard I laugh at my hilarious husband, how much I love being outdoors, how much I love my wise family, how much I love teaching voice & directing choir, or how much I enjoy a creative project.
- IC has taken a lot away from my intimacy with my husband but there is more to life with your spouse if you truly have a loving one. I hope for remission or a cure.
- IC can't take the love I have for family and friends
- My love for Daphne Rose and her daddy. That I love people despite their large attempts at pissing me off daily lol. And my love for MOVIES!
- My faith in Jesus Christ! The amazing blessing of my wonderful marriage!
- I play soccer, lift weights, and run. I am extremely adventurous. I am getting my Masters Degree in painting because IC can't stop me from loving to do what I love to do
- Since having IC for over two years now, I still have my faith in God and faith in my marriage and the love me and my husband share. My husband has been wonderful at being committed to taking care of me being supportive and willing to learn as much as he can about my illnesses. He never misses a dr appointment. We fight for each other our marriage our disabilities. Hes been like my advocate. We never give up on anything. I like how someone said I have IC but it doesn't have me.
Im also still the same loving mom I am to my son and daughter since I had my daughter nine years ago. They keep me young. I just have to be more careful when playing with them and they know to be gentle with me especially when I tell them, mama hurts.
I look at all the positive to help myself cope. Sometimes its overwhelming when I am dealing with all of my physical illnesses and mental illnesses on top of everything. Im still very blessed.
- I still have a great sense of humor and laughter really is good medicine!
- My gift of gab. LOL I still talk all the time. Helps to get the burning and pain off my mind.
- My ambition. I'll still work to get the education I want, strive to have the career I want, and hopefully someday have a family, ic or no.
- My Art, Writing.
- Determination!
- My faith in the Lord! In fact, it has grown stronger. He works in such mysterious ways and I'm thankful for every bit of grace (including medication, even though they have side effects).
- IC hasn't changed my ability to see the brighter side of things. I often heard people throughout my life say- just wait until you've suffered something really bad and THEN you won't be so positive anymore. Ive had IC 25 years- I have my ups and downs and have struggled with depression BUT I always still manage to look for the best in a person, the silver lining in any situation and especially because I have with IC, I MUST look ahead with some kind of hope and be really positive! (or I'd be dead:(
- I still look younger than most people my age! even after soo many sleepless nights
- My greatest pleasure comes from spending time with my family. And that's one thing IC did not take from me. I can still enjoy my loved ones. I still believe in Christ. I still have faith and hope. I have lost some friends along the way, but if they were real friends they would still be around. I lost my marriage, but was blessed with an even greater man. I honestly have to say that I have gained a lot from having IC. I can focus and appreciate WHAT really is important in life. IC has humbled me and has given me a different perspective on life. I have learned that living in luxury is not what makes us. Love, laughter, family to share that love and laughter with is all I have and is all I need!!!
- My love for my family; that's what made me so determined to keep living and make life changing decision's…. hence major surgery "Bladder removal" gave me my life back and has allowed me to move forward after so much pain and darkness….
- Faith! I still have faith.
- I have Interstitial Cystitis, but it doesn't have me! Thankfully, I have always been an overachiever, so most of the time, I still do the things that I did before, although sometimes not at the same level. Being on the diet is tough at times, but it is worth it! I was diagnosed in 2005 and was able to teach until May, 2012 when the stress was setting off my IC and TMJ too much! I am still working with children at church and an Art Class. Retiring has given me time to start my blog Ms. Nancy's Nook.
- My love of reading has only been enhanced by extra bathroom time!
- My sense of humor. No matter how bad things get, you have to be able to laugh!
- I've learned 2 truly embrace each moment of each day that I'm pain free. My son has taught me so much about endurance & God has increased my faith as I cry out 2 Him much more frequently. I have tons of empathy for those who r having a 'bad' day. I now go the speed limit – LOL – the days I'm pain free & actually take the time to enjoy the ride w/o stressing about the police.
- I still love my hubby, my pets, my clothes, found out more about myself since getting IC because I think it slowed me down so I could step back and say "Who is this person?", found out I wasn't half as stubborn as I could be. The only support I have as far as IC goes is my hubby & my Urologist. Everyone else just rolls their eyes when I say I can't eat or drink something. I fake a lot of smiles & hold back a lot of tears.
- Definitely encouraging people to get familiar with this disease, and not to judge a book by its cover every. Single person in this entire world is struggling with something and personally that is my biggest problem with this disease. I see here on Facebook happy families going. To Disney world or tropical trips and I say. I was twenty when I got diagnosed and doc thinks i had it way way younger due to my medical records. Why can't I just be a normal 27 year old planning trips with my girlfriends exploring the world with my daughter then I woke up going in a vehicle is an issue I come home sobbing because I'm in so much pain I never ever respond to invitations I can't and that's why so many ppl walked out of my life. It's all in my head if someone says that one more time I think I may send every single medical record to them which would most likely be four to six boxes worth of medical material and put READ this
- 1. I'm still a people person…can be tough because I spend so much time alone: in bed or in the bathroom…Facebook and email helps with that, for sure. 2. My sense of humor hasn't changed…I love to laugh and have a good time with my family and friends. When I feel good, I want to be out and about having a good time, enjoying myself. 3. I am still a wife and a mom. This will never change, though the WAY I get to be a wife and mom has changed because of IC. 4. I am still an intellectual, singer, artist…
- IC hasn't taken my strength away. If anything it has made me stronger.
- I speak my mind, more so now.
- If anythings its made me stronger!
- having IC hasn't changed my faith or my optimism! I still things in a clear view! I haven't changed how loving I love to be to others!
- I'm still loving, compassionate and I still care if someone else is hurting. I still stand up for the underdog and I am passionate about the people and causes I believe in. I am still honest to a fault and if I want something I usually try to get it, or if I want to know something I usually just cut the crap and ask. I am blunt. I don't know how to be false or silly or bitchy for the sake of it. I don't beat about the bush and I still can't stand pretentious people or game players. I may not always shout the loudest anymore but the old me is still there, even if sometimes she sits back and takes her time and listens a bit more these days and doesn't scream from the rooftops or dance in the streets. I'm still a good mum – although restricted physically in some ways, in others the IC has made me even stronger – as I'm more conscious of how lucky I am to be blessed with my two children and how big a job I'm doing on my own and not doing it too shabbily. They are both loved, cuddled, fed, clean (mostly), listened to, encouraged, nurtured… That much has not changed. The three of us are a tight family – even tighter than a year ago, I would say. I still love cuddling up for bedtime stories with my son, or doing music with my daughter, or curling up with a bowl of popcorn to watch a film together. I am still a writer. I am still a piano player. I am still a singer. I still love reading and hot baths. I am still fiercely loyal to my friends and equally can quite happily let go of those who have let me down or betrayed me if it's serious enough to warrant that. www.strugglingtosurvive35.blogspot.com
These responses were submitted by numerous IC'ers and compiled into a post for your IC Awareness Pleasure!


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CeBIT Open Source 2010: First Forum Videos Online
Much in demand, now online -- the presentation streams from Tuesday and Wednesday of the Open Source Forum at CeBIT Open Source 2010.
Among the talks are contributions from Open Source Professor Dirk Riehle, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl of Debian and FSFE coordinator Matthias Kirschner. The Mozilla team gave some insights on browser customizing and reasons to choose Firefox as a browser.
Klaus Knopper filled the house each noontime with his introduction to Knoppix 6.3 and is, of course, featured in the first streaming archive edition, though at first in German. In the coming editions you'll also find his talk in English. Another highlight of the two days is the TYPO3 introduction from core developer Ben van T'Ende.
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Urban Studies
K and V: An attemped design workshop
While we didn't have the turnout that we expected for our design workshop, I still valued it. The preparation for our workshop was a lot of hard work that I feel trained me for the real world. We had to brainstorm what we wanted to do, using Ecotone's plan as a guide. We then had to determine what tasks we had and who would do each. Devyn and I planned out the introduction, focus group time, mapping activity, and conclusion. If we would have had more of a turn out we would have been prepared. Also, if we decide to do another workshop we will be prepared. The work we had to do setting up and getting ready was good preparation as well as negotiating who in the group would do what.
We also gathered some valuable information in our design workshop. We received our first completed survey and also received some sound advice. My personal goal was to engage the kids who came so that they would view Zenger in a positive light and K and V did. I heard them say once, "This is a really fun place." We really had an impact on our two very intelligent and informed youth participants. When they think of Zenger farm now they will picture crayons and carrots and baby turkeys. Maybe they'll even tell their friends about Zenger farm and how fun they had.
The adult workshop was interesting to observe as a successful community input session. I saw the neighbors of Zenger get really into their different maps. I enjoyed hearing the input they had to share. Some of the points they made where very valid ones like, the problems with the Spring Water Corridor. I wasn't aware of the problems with homeless people and the local concern for access to neighborhoods. I also enjoyed observing the similarities between the different maps and the differences. However, I noticed that there wasn't anyone under the age of 35 at the workshop. I'm sure there are many kids and younger adults in the area and I realized just how important our work with youth really is.
I was inspired at this workshop. K's knowledge of farming and the environment inspired me and gave me hope that future generations will care for our earth. She mentioned once that worms are great because they eat compost and make it into dirt. Her younger sister said that she didn't like the sliminess of worms but I'm sure that K will persuade her to love worms by the time she's five. K's knowledge also made me wonder just who is teaching her all of this. She said that she doesn't learn about the environment at school, but she has chickens at home.
The success of the adult design workshop also inspired me. I now realize that it is possible to receive the public's opinion if they are informed properly. I move forward in our project aiming to achieve the feeling of success that Ecotone had at their design workshop. The youth of the Powellhurst-Lents neighborhood are waiting for us to get their input, now we just need to find them.
Community meetings at Zenger Farm
Students recently completed two public meetings with the PSU graduate students at Zenger Farm to engage the community and youth in the design process. Here they are in action.
Door Knocking with Ecotone!
Door Knocking Reflection:
I really enjoyed the door-knocking on Wednesday. Though not all of the responses I received were positive, I leaned a lot from the experience. Mostly I learned that every neighborhood is different and every house is different. Some of the houses Stacy and I approached looked intimidating but were the homes of really kind, friendly people. Other houses looked more normal on the outside but housed intimidating people. I really enjoyed the conversations we had with some old couples that had lived in the neighborhood for 45 years or so. The conversations caused me to think about what the neighborhood must have looked like 50 years ago when Zenger Farm was a dairy farm.
I also enjoyed the experience because Stacy and I made a really productive team. We knocked on the door of every house on our list. At a lot of the houses, we didn't get any answer but we left fliers at every residence. Only about two people who answered the door said they were too busy to talk to us. We also had to skip a lot of houses because of Beware Of Dog signs or No Trespassing signs. One house we skipped had a sign that read, "Warning, Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again." I got to do both the interviews and the note taking so I felt like a valued part of Stacy and my two-some. I took notes for the first third of our houses and then we switched roles. I liked talking to people more because I felt like more of a face for Zenger. Stacy had some issues with keeping all the different papers strait while taking notes, which made me feel good about my organizational skills. She also boosted my confidence by complementing me on my interviewing job.
The main concerns of the people who we talked to seemed to be more logistical than I expected. One woman was worried about the dust that the increased traffic would cause. She suggested a speed bump but she doesn't want a paved road because that would increase the traffic. The same woman wanted to know what would happen to the forest on the side of the property. She said that the underbrush kept people out of the forest and was worried activities would increase if the forest were removed. Another man who had just moved in was worried about how close to his property Zenger was going to develop. He liked the current quietness of the area and seemed a little worried about the increase in activity. I am also now wondering what Zenger's plans are with the forested area.
Most of the people who answered our questions didn't have a very strong opinion on what happens on the property. We're going to have to reach out to the community to get their input contrary to the voluntary input I expected. I'm curious to see how many people come to our workshop. The neighborhood was different from my own partly because of the passiveness of the people towards the property. If there were a piece of land being developed on my street, the neighbors would be very involved in the process. Another difference was the vibe I got from the neighborhood. All of the signs suggested an unwelcome, isolated feeling that I've never experienced where I live.
Another thing that I learned from the experience is that you have to be careful in how you ask questions on a survey. When Stacy and I asked some of the people about their current uses of the land they answered no very quickly. They seemed to be defensive about the question because they knew they were not supposed to be on the land. To them, the question seemed like a question where we were trying to catch them doing something illegal. In the future, I should word questions in a way that will obtain accurate, honest answers without making people uncomfortable. I'll use this information when drafting a survey for the youth in the schools. Overall, though I was nervous for the door-knocking at first, I really enjoyed the experience.
A Day in Powellhurst-Gilbert
From my perspective, as a teacher, it was a great day. Both Catlin and PSU students worked together on behalf of Zenger Farm to collect necessary data for the project collaboration. But, more than that, we all got a chance to know the neighborhood and get a better sense of the community by walking the streets and talking to the people. Here are a few pictures of the graduate students from Portland state University's Graduate School of Urban Studies and Planning working with Catlin Gabel students in the PLACE program:
A Reflection on Door-Knocking
I enjoyed the door-knocking tremendously, and found that interacting directly with people in the neighborhood gave me a better insight into the area's culture than any amount of talking to people who live elsewhere or browsing Internet statistics ever could have. This fact seems almost too obvious to state, but I found the experience of walking between houses and speaking with the people living in them honestly eye-opening.
The people Kate and I talked to received us with overwhelming friendliness. Of all the people who opened their doors when we knocked, not one refused to talk to us or seemed unwilling to participate in the survey. Some people greeted us with expressions of reservation when we said we were taking a survey, but once we explained that our purpose was to learn about the neighborhood and help an urban farm, even the initially distant warmed up.
Not a single person had been to Zenger, and most did not know it existed. A few people said they had been by "the place with the red barn," which was the closest we got to recognition. In addition, most did not know about the Furey property, even though they lived within walking distance. Some explained this situation by blaming by the dismal state of the road. However, everyone seemed to love Zenger's concept when we explained it to them. A lot of the neighbors had gardens and responded enthusiastically to the idea of expanding an urban farm and building a community garden. When we asked people if they found any of the potential uses of the Furey lot concerning, the general response was something along the lines of "Any of that stuff sounds better than just leaving a vacant lot."
The neighborhood certainly differed from my own. I live in suburban Lake Oswego, a land of huge multi-story houses, paved sidewalks, manicured playgrounds, and driveways in front of every house hosting multiple shiny cars. The area around the Furey lot has smaller, older houses, no sidewalks, bumpy roads, and few new cars. Many people had dogs, and many dogs live in my neighborhood, too. But the dogs where I live bask on their owners' verdant lawns and get walked on leashes and play with their family's children, whereas these dogs seemed to serve the more as protectiors than playmates. Lake Oswego also boasts negligible ethnic diversity, whereas Powellhurst-Gilbert is home to assorted minority groups. Kate and I didn't encounter any language barriers in our survey group, but we know from some of the other knockers that Eastern Europeans, Mexicans, and Chinese immigrants all live nearby.
The survey gave us good data, and assuming that Ecotone completed their canvassing on Saturday, we now have a lot to work with. The primary conclusion, in my mind, was that Zenger has nearly no recognition in the community, and therefore needs to seriously increase their local involvement if they want their neighbors to know about them.
Social Status, Our Privilege
We started out this week trying to figure out what category Zenger farm fits into: urban, rural, or suburban? We talked about how the farm is really a mix of all of these different categories. It sits conveniently close to downtown Portland, making it more urban, but it's also far enough away from the hustle and bustle of downtown to feel rural. An additional important issue to address is what category the people who use and need Zenger think it fits into. In this discussion of urban versus rural we talked about the issues that rural areas of America face in regard to planning. I had never considered the lack of rural planners to be an issue. In our previous weeks of learning and reading about urban planning and the relationship between urban and rural neighborhoods, we had not talked about the troubles of rural planning. Some other interesting issues included the lack of funding for rural planning, the difficulty in achieving cultural diversity in rural America, and the dangers of toxic waste faced by rural residents. We then ended the week with an activity called a "privilege walk" where our instructor said different statements and we had to step away from the group if they pertained to us. The questions helped us think about who we are and how that's going to affect our project with Zenger. It helped us realize how different we really are from the Powellhurst-Gilbert students. We had been discussing whether or not it would be beneficial to the project to keep our private school status more or less a secret. We also talked about how talking with other high school students from the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood might not be such a good idea because of the difficulty for them in expressing their concerns regarding food insecurity to their peer age group. We've established that it's going to be a touchy subject but it's very important that someone on the project reaches the high school students. The part of the privilege walk exercise that really stuck out for me was the similarities within our group. There were only a few questions were the group didn't all step out together or all remain in one line. Some statements made me wonder how we're going to talk with the youth of such a different neighborhood from Catlin Gabel and get honest, useful responses. The statement, "You are not followed when you enter a store" confused and impacted me the most. I realized that I really don't know what the youth of this neighborhood feel and want so we're going to have to do a lot of listening and asking questions.
Find more information on the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood at:
and at:
See attached document for pictures of the neighborhood!
Smart Growth
As our project begins to take form, our class is trying to understand the bigger picture. Before we can delve into planning this specific project, we have to understand the idea, to get a grasp on what Zenger Farm, is, what it can be, what Portland needs it to be, and what time and change will do to it. Portland, Oregon is at the leading edge of planning and development, and provides a sound base for our class to expand on. Our class hopes to take advantage of Portland's vast Urban Planning scheme and Smart Growth systems. Smart Growth is the pre-planned itinerary for development and sprawl for the Portland region. There are mixed feelings on the subject; many believe that restricting outward development and suburban sprawl helps us conserve the agricultural and environmentally protected land that we cherish, while many others believe that this restriction of growth becomes a constriction of economy and progress. Due to the administration of METRO, Portland currently has a comprehensive Smart Growth plan, and as it affects our Zenger Farm project, it provides a good start in better understanding the bigger picture of what Zenger is, and what it means to Portland's plan.
Making Sense of Place: A History of Smart Growth, Conservation, and Controversy in Portland
We recently spent three class periods watching the documentary Making Sense of Place – Portland: Quest for the Livable City. The film detailed Portland's system of urban planning, the history of the urban growth boundary, and the function of our Metro government. We learned that the urban growth boundary was instituted with the passage of state Senate Bill 100 in 1973, and Metro, a tri-county regional government that now regulates that boundary, was established shortly afterward. We came to appreciate how unique the Portland metro area is in its approach to planning. Few cities pay such close attention to the type of growth they want to see, nor is livability often such a high priority as it is here. The film touted the Portland's planning as the force that shaped a city that people want to live in, with efficient public transportation, pedestrian-friendly multi-use neighborhoods, abundant green space, and well-preserved nearby farmland. It also described some of the contention around the ballot measures 37 and 49, illustrating the discontent some people have with the urban growth boundary and Metro's system. Although proponents enjoy the healthy lifestyles and environmental benefits that dense urban planning encourages, others think Portland's growth is too controlled. Some people feel that what happens to property should be up to owners' judgment, not to the city. As enlightening as the film was, we did want to see more perspectives from people in lower income brackets who suffer from the high housing prices that have accompanied Portland's urban planning. Almost no minorities appeared in the documentary, and its message was almost overwhelmingly positive. Overall, Making Sense of Place gave us a better understanding of how Metro and urban planning works, but left it in our hands to dig for a deeper sense of balance.
If you want to learn more, here are some links worth visiting:
http://www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/making-sense-of-place/portland/ (information about the film)
http://www.metro-region.org/ (Metro's website)
Chickens, Cover Crop and Cob
All the Portland school children know about it, and some of the grown ups, but so far Zenger farm is an unintentionally well-kept secret. Down Foster Road next to Brookside Park, you can find a red farmhouse with a solar paneled roof, and a sign over the driveway, high enough for a school bus to travel under. A sign near the cob structure (made with straw, clay and sand) with bicycle wheels sticking out of it, gives an overview of the history for visitors and school trippers. There, we met with Jill Kuehler, the executive director and she gave us a tour of the place. First, we met Jake, the farm dog, who has free rein. Then we started walking to the feilds, we saw skeletal apple and kiwi trees lining the path, along with some less than fruitful blueberry bushes. Now, in the middle of January, the fields themselves look out of commission, engulfed in weeds. We were informed however, that the 'weeds' are clover, rye, fava beans, and peas, a cover crop that they grow in the off-season to regenerate and add more nitrogen to the soil. Next on the tour, is the chicken coop. Lots of sleek, black-feathered Australorp chickens, interspersed with a few different other varieties, peck at the ground and give off that calming 'clucking' noise. Zenger also has a couple of green houses, but they don't have much growing in them besides some tops of carrots that are beginning to sprout. As we get around the farmhouse, we see the honeybee hives, and the five plots used by five families from Laos as their own personal crops. There, we stop and chat a little with Jill about the other programs the Farm offers. They are beginning again an Immigrant Farmer Training Program and a bunch of other classes to teach the community how to cook healthily. As a possibly model for our project, Jill tells us about Growing Power, another urban farm in Milwaukie (where almost all is in a greenhouse) little confusing! Reword. They have created a multi-level water filtration system using fish nutrients for plants and plant nutrients for the fish. To learn more about Growing Power in Milwaukie, and their revolutionary farming techniques, go to http://growingpower.org/aquaponics.htm.
To learn more about Zenger Farm, go to www.zengerfarm.org


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How can one deny that flesh controls the mind...lol how can one not fall in infituated love....love you dasha you are special..
There's a first time for everything with Dasha Astafieva, our Miss January 2009. She's all natural, with black hair, green eyes and fine features. Hailing from Ordzhonikidze, a small mining town in central Ukraine, we found Dasha after an exhaustive search for the 55th Anniversary Playmate, a casting call spread wide over the United States and Europe. She first rose to fame as the winner of Star Factory, a Ukrainian talent show, and landed a gig as lead singer of the all-girl pop group NikitA. She was Playmate of the Year 2007 in the Ukrainian edition of Playboy, and so preternaturally talented that we had to follow her lead. And now she's our 55th Anniversary Playmate. "I cried when Hef told me," she says, laughing. "I couldn't believe it." Dasha has come a long way, and not just on the flight to Los Angeles. She lived through the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and her family faced years of hardship as the Ukraine gained its independence. "That was a hard time," she says. "All I wanted was to be able to help my family." A hit record, a rumored affair with Hef and a thriving career with Playboy later, we'd say that Dasha is more than able to help. These days she's living in Kiev, and she's back with a new single and a lead role in the independent film Lovers in Kiev, a critical hit in the Ukraine. For all of her success, Dasha remains her humble self, and she never forgets where she came from. "For me, it's all about the small things in life," she says. "Although I have to admit, I wouldn't mind being cast as a Bond girl."
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Maine's 2013 4-H Paper Clover Campaign in partnership with Tractor Supply Company (TSC) will be May 8-19, part of a nationwide in-store fundraiser that benefits state and local 4 H programming in each of the communities where a TSC or Del's Farm and Feed Supply store is located.
"Funds raised through this promotion help improve our 4-H programs and allow us to offer more programs for youth in Maine," says Lisa Phelps, University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Program Administrator.
This is third year of the 4-H Paper Clover Campaign, shoppers at the TSC store's will have the opportunity to support 4-H by choosing to purchase paper clovers for a $1, $5, or more at checkout. All funds raised will be donated to 4-H, and will support 4-H youth development activities in our counties.
"Through this highly impactful community event, we have been able to raise funds nationally over the past few years for thousands of 4-H youth across the country," says Donald Floyd Jr., president and CEO of National 4-H Council. "We are more than pleased with the success of the 4-H Paper Clover Campaign, and we are even more honored to continue the tremendous partnership that drives support for 4-H clubs and programs in the communities of more than 1,000 Tractor Supply Company and Del's Feed and Farm Supply stores."
The Paper Clover efforts are one of the key ways Tractor Supply Company stores can give back to the community, says John Wendler, TSC senior vice president of marketing. "We're proud to help improve the many communities in which we have stores through our partnership with 4-H. That is what Tractor Supply is all about."
Funds donated during the national campaign will be tracked online and recorded by state and by store. More information about the 2013 4-H Paper Clover Campaign is online http://www.tractorsupply.com/content_landing-page_4H.html .