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If you've been drinking wine long enough, especially California wine, you've probably heard the phrase "hillside fruit" or "mountain fruit." While both phrases are certainly overused (I've seen some vineyards that produce "hillside fruit" that are about as steep as my kitchen floor) I cannot deny that I believe there is something special about fruit that is properly grown on steep slopes and mountainsides. I've had too many fantastic wines from such vineyards, whose generally sunny but cooler slopes produce slower maturing fruit that often has a distinct brightness and juiciness that I find hard to resist.
Everyone knows Napa as a Valley, but where there is a valley, there must be mountains. And the mountainsides that surround Napa produce some of its best wines, in my humble opinion.
The Mayacamas Mountains, which separate Napa from its neighbor Sonoma to the west, are home to three main AVAs (American Viticultural Areas), and more than thirty different wineries. Spread among the Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain, and Diamond Mountain AVAs, these wineries have joined forces to market themselves jointly as wineries of the Mayacamas Mountains. And they are all coming to San Francisco to let you taste their wines.
Friends and acquaintances are always asking me which wineries they should go visit when they head up to Napa. That's a hard question to answer when I know people can only really get to four or five wineries in an afternoon of tasting. But if the boundaries of time and space were non-existent, I would tell you all to visit THESE wineries.
Regular readers know my point of view on such public tastings -- they are unmatched opportunities to educate your palate while discovering new wines. This tasting represents a unique opportunity to sample some excellent wines in the most accessible possible -- side-by-side, all in one room, and two hours closer than they've ever been.
If you can make the time during the week (sometimes I think having a tasting like this on a weeknight is a way of limiting attendance) I highly recommend it. 38 wineries will be pouring, accompanied by nibbles by A.G. Ferrari Foods.
Napa With Altitude - Mayacamas Mountains Wineries Tasting
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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San Francisco, CA 94123 (map)
Tickets are $75 if purchased in advance online (which you should). Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $100 on a first-come, first-served basis. Entry includes a ticket for door prizes, one of which is a bottle of wine from every winery present.
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As part of the Federal Accountability Act and Action Plan, the federal government established the position of Procurement Ombudsman. The Procurement Ombudsman will help to ensure that the government's procurement practices are fair and transparent.
The mandate of the Procurement Ombudsman is to:
The Procurement Ombudsman reports to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada and will submit an annual report to the Minister for tabling in Parliament.
The mandate of the Procurement Ombudsman extends only to the activities of "departments", which are defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act; Crown corporations are not included in the definition.[1]
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Would you book a cruise more than three years in advance? At least one line is betting on it.
In an unusual move, Norwegian Cruise Line today is opening bookings for its weekly Hawaii sailings all the way through April 18, 2015 -- more than three years from now.
Until today, customers only had been able to book the line's Hawaii sailings through early 2013.
Norwegian spokeswoman AnneMarie Mathews tells USA TODAY the line is responding to strong demand for the seven-night Hawaii trips, which take place on the 2,138-passenger Pride of America. Norwegian has opened bookings for the ship this far in advance just once before, in 2009, she notes.
"Guests have been requesting dates into 2014 and 2015," she says.
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Norwegian's move also is an indication the line doesn't plan to tinker with the ship's itinerary anytime soon. The voyages begin in Honolulu every Saturday and include overnight stops in Kahului, Maui and Nãwiliwili, Kauai as well as day visits to Hilo and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Travel agents who specialize in cruising are applauding the expanded booking period, even if they get relatively few customers asking to book cruises three years in advance.
"I think it shows great confidence in the (Hawaii) market," says cruise seller Chuck Flagg of The Flagg Agency, a Cruise Holidays franchise in Canton, Ga.
Flagg says the expanded booking period could help Norwegian draw more conferences to its Hawaii cruises. "I don't know of any consumers who would book three years out, but there are many groups and companies that do plan their annual meeting or conference several years in advance," Flagg says. "This is good news for meeting and conference planners considering Hawaii as a meeting location."
Flagg says he does have some customers who book cruises as soon as they're opened for booking, which typically occurs one to two years in advance. But others wait much closer to sailing dates. "For the Caribbean, I typically get inquiries three to six months out, but there are always clients who look for a last-minute getaway," he says.
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X is ..... An Unknown Quantity
The main one that I have faced over the years is the Unknown quantity of what information I will get from Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates.
I'm sure every researcher has sat pondering over an index entry saying to themselves "is this him/her/them?" "will I take the gamble?"
It happens to me all the time and because I don't have spare cash to spend on too many certificates I have to weigh up heavily how much I really need this or that one, how much information it may give me or even if it is who I am looking for in the first place.
In the excitement of the hunt it is not hard to get carried away but I'm a bit lucky in that I have only purchased one or two over the years that have not been "the one".
My Dad asked me about 6 years ago if, in the course of my research, I had ever come across his maternal Uncle.
All he knew was that his name was Jack Adams and he was ten years older than my grandmother. She had little memory of him as he had left home before she was old enough to get to know him.
One day, sometime in the 1980s, Dad said his mother received a phone call saying her brother, who was in his 90s, was in a Melbourne nursing home and not expected to live much longer. Dad asked her if she wanted to go and see him. She declined as she was told he had dementia so he wouldn't even know who she was and she didn't really know him anyway.
Nana was in her 80s so it would have been a big trip to Melbourne for her.
So when Dad asked the question I decided to search the indexes for a John "Jack" Adams who would fit. No search using his parents names showed any results. The only John Adams who would fit died in 1983 at Tullamarine but had "parents unknown" .............................. "will I or won't I, will I or won't I?"
I put it on the back burner and procrastinated for 5 years before curiosity finally got the better of me! I purchased the certificate and knew it was him even though parents were unknown. Listed on the certificate was a son named Morgan Adams - obviously named after his own younger brother who had died in 1923 after returning ill from WW1.
That had me on a roll then. The certificate gave me his wife's name (she had died earlier) so I then purchased their marriage certificate and his parents fitted!
The certificates also said he was born in Sydney. Another unknown quantity! Looking for a John Adams born in NSW to a John and Mary Adams I thought was a bit of a tall order. But there was one!
Again I procrastinated until I found Marilyn Rowan's NSW transcription service Marilyn has specials from time to time and a transcription was going to cost me less than half of the actual certificate so I went for it and again it was the correct one!
I was able to piece together more of Jack's life once armed with names and dates. I was thrilled.
So now I am searching for any living descendants of his children Grace Francesca, Morgan John and Leonard Adams. Grace married a Geoffrey Taylor who died in WW2 then later a Jack Albert Delbridge in Sydney.
This post is my contribution to the Family History Through the Alphabet Challenge issued by Alona of Gould's.
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Aaah, dont you just love the chase ? It's so rewardingReplyDelete
Sure do Claire, that's what keeps me going back for more :)ReplyDelete
How wonderful that you found your Great Uncle, Jack Adams, Kerryn. It was exciting to read and I know exactly what it feels like when you're "on a roll" :-)... Did your dad live to hear about your discovery? Good luck with your search for his living rellies...Thanks for sharing, Catherine.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Catherine, hopefully one day I'll find them. Yes Dad is still alive and fit and well. He only knew one Aunt who was close in age to his mother.Delete
How fantastic that you've unravelled the mystery of the elusive Uncle Jack. Fingers crossed your post proves to be good "cousin bait".ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Pauleen, yes my fingers are constantly crossedDelete
That is one of the best parts about finding people, how it snowballs into more and more finds. Also hope your cousins read this and get in touch.ReplyDelete
Little piece by little piece ... well done Kerryn.ReplyDelete
Oh I love stories like this! What an interesting trail and a great result, Kerryn :)ReplyDelete
I can totally relate to the challenge of the chase and the thrill of success.ReplyDelete
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Last night while picking up my brother from school something struck my mind while driving past the airport…one of my fears is to fly a plane!
It scares the bajeebees out of me! You may think I am losing my mind but I have my reasons.
- looking out over the vast EARTH!!! Uh, hello, I don't know about you but controlling something so big and so high in the air and looking down and seeing the pretty, but scary height from which you're flying at scares the CRAP out of me!
- who would want to fly in the snow?
- why the heck would ANYONE want to fly over the ocean?
Now I'm not talking about being the passenger, I'm talkin' controllin' the dang thing. GAH! Just really scares me haha.
However, I have flown in a B-17 World War 2 fighter plane and STUCK MY HEAD OUT THE ROOF WHILE FLYING OVER THE OCEAN!
Seriously amazing. Incredible experience to stick your head out of the roof of an airplane and peer over the tail end of a fighter plane. Nothing like it.
Oh, did I mention that when you take off you're sitting on the steel floor? Yup, and your seatbelt also resembles something a 5 year old would make.
I also sat in the nose of the plane that is CLEAR GLASS and peered out over the entire ocean. I have to say, it was beautiful…
Definitely an experience I will never forget.
Now onto something way less scary but nonetheless delicious ;)
Pumpkin pie vegan overnight oats! I don't care if Fall was 4 months ago, these rock my world!
With some cawfee (gots to say it in my Joisey accent, right?! *fist pumps*…kidding!)
These are such a great start to my day and keep my full for hours. I like them more than hot oats because they don't weigh me down as much as hot oats would. They're also super easy to prepare and my breakfast prep time in the morning is nada!
I'm off to do some yoga and then check out some gyms with a friend of mine! I'm so excited :D I can't wait to start attending classes at a gym wooop! Tomorrow I'm also going to attempt to run on the treadmill since my G is feeling better YAY!
What is one job that you fear of ever doing?
Mine is definitely either a) flying a plane or b) cleaning windows on skyscrapers.
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Sonic and the Secret Rings
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Alf Layla wa-Layla (アルフ・ライラ・ワ・ライラ Arufu Raira wa Raira?) is the final boss in Sonic and the Secret Rings. He is an incomplete, twisted, grotesque genie demon, and the transformed form of Erazor Djinn, created when Erazor absorbed the World Rings when their power was not under his full control. In order to fully complete his transformation, he intends to sacrifice Sonic the Hedgehog, who collected the World Rings in the first place.
Sonic battles him, having used the World Rings of Hatred, Sadness, and Rage to transform into Darkspine Sonic.
Physical AppearanceIn full appearance, Alf Layla wa-Layla is a horribly grotesque pink demon with a single eye that shoots white fire from its pupil, no nose, an enormous mouth with shark-like teeth, six arms, each with a large corresponding inscribed muscle in his chest and an enormous, bulging torso. From the knees down, his legs are long, thin and segmented, like insect legs. The four World Rings that he keeps are attached to his shoulders and thighs, and he belches white fire from his head. He has a long, sharp tail that is essentially his sword in another form. However, before he lost the three extra World Rings to Sonic, he took on a different form: that of an enormous ball of purple energy with seven talon-like arms and his single eye emerging from it. This suggests that the true Alf Layla wa-Layla is never fought, but instead the being that Darkspine Sonic battled was "semi-super" or "half-baked", since he was using only four World Rings to fight (Sonic had the other three).
Alf Layla wa-Layla was able to turn the world of the Arabian Nights into a void upon coming into existence, destroying the world's time and space. He can create lines of fire like Erazor does, but he doesn't need a weapon to do it. He is apparently able to do this because his sword becomes his tail. His other attacks include shooting out purple balls of energy (he shoots one from each hand, and has six of them, easily avoided using Speed Break), and creating blue whirlpools. His most powerful attack is using all of the words from Arabian Nights to create a giant massive purple ball, which can't be dodged. This attack is also his biggest weakness, since by deflecting it back at him, will leave him vulnerable to attack.
Alf Layla wa-Layla is also capable of dimensional travel, as it was stated that after he finishes transforming the world of the Arabian Nights he would travel to Sonic's world and do the same there.
After collecting all seven World Rings and defeating Erazor Djinn, the Last Chapter is selectable in Night Palace. After Erazor ended up killing Shahra in an attempt to sacrifice Sonic to gain control of the World Rings, Erazor tried to absorb the World Rings anyway and gain absolute control and power over the world of the Arabian Nights and to enter Sonic's world. However, because Sonic, who is the true collector of the World Rings, was still alive, Erazor became insane from their usage and transformed into the monstrous Alf Layla wa-Layla.
Sonic remarked that Alf Layla wa-Layla was "just some incomplete monster", but due to the feelings Sonic felt at Shahra's death, the World Rings of Sadness, Rage and Hatred erupted from the back of Alf Layla wa-Layla and merged with Sonic, transforming him into Darkspine Sonic. Darkspine Sonic then told Shahra to lend him her power and engaged Alf Layla wa-Layla in battle. Though the battle was fierce, Darkspine Sonic managed to overpower Alf Layla wa-Layla and literally forced the power of the World Rings out of him, reverting him back to normal. After that, Sonic used Erazor's old lamp to make Erazor bring Shahra back to life, restore the Arabian Nights, and seal himself away in his lamp for the remainder of time.
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The final boss of the game, which uses four attacks to stop Darkspine Sonic's actions. The player has keep moving toward him and in the good time perform Homing Attack on the Alf Layla wa-Layla "heart" to do then quick attacks on him several times.
The battle takes place in a black void, with a yellow orb that appears to be a sun floating an unreachable distance away, and the occasional ten rings or Rich Ring floating around.
Alf Layla wa-Layla has only four attacks, but one can be performed in multiple ways. They are; fire six purple orbs at Sonic, getting faster and faster every time but easily avoided by Speed Break, slashing with his arms in a way similar to Erazor Djinn except with multiple attacks per slash, and the ability to create a large ball of the Arabian Nights that cannot be avoided but may be reflected with a well-timed Speed Break. The slash may be performed in several ways; with two from upper left, two from upper right, three from upper left, three from upper right; in an X shape; in very multiple crossing lines with very few safe spots; or in three from the top, one from right side along the bottom. After reflecting the large ball of Arabian Nights, Sonic must perform a homing attack on Alf Layla wa-Layla's 'heart', that is to say, a large, pulsing orb in his chest, and rapidly attack it. Every time he successfully does so, a large jet of steam will erupt from and clog one of the holes in Alf Layla wa-Layla's body. He has seven of them; two on his chest, one on each foot, one on each side on his spine, and one on his head as an 'eye'.
After three holes erupt, Erazor will perform his final attack: firing spiraling orbs of light, which will pull Sonic towards themselves and pull him down if he is aerial. He will fire an equivalent to the number of holes that have erupted.
Upon his defeat, Alf Layla wa-Layla falls and erupts into the Arabian Nights.
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- "I am... the creator. The stories of this world are... MINE!"
- "I am Alf Layla wa-Layla. I AM the Arabian Nights! I will be its new creator! I will remake this world and this reality in my own image!" [2]
- "It will only take a miracle for you to dodge my attacks!"- used when he throws his large ball of the Arabian Nights.
- "Gwaaah! How can you have this power?!"- After being attacked once by Sonic.
- It is possible that both Erazor and Sonic gain the ability to alter the Arabian Nights when transformed, as Sonic is capable of hearing the dead Shahra and Erazor is able to bring her back to life (albeit being forced to do so), despite the original Arabian Nights stating that revivals were impossible. Although, at this time, the Arabian Nights where yet to be fully restored meaning the rules could have been erased.
- His name is translated to "One thousand nights and one night", which is mentioned in game.
- ↑ Alf Layla wa-Layla before the boss fight between him and Darkspine Sonic.
- ↑ Alf Layla wa-Layla after transforming.
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Out of 26 million Texans, you may have an idea to change the world. You may have had several ideas to change the world. But only a tiny minority of you pushed through the U.S. Patent office from application to successful patent. We've seen Texans change the world many times over. Jack Kilby did it with Texas Instruments in 1958 with the integrated circuit, causing the start of the digital revolution, which, in part, is why you can read these words over your electronic device.
Over the last few years, Texas Business has brought its feature: Texas Business Patent of the Day. This list is of the ones that were either extremely clever, odd or strange. One thing becomes apparent from these patents and the patent that runs daily in Texas Business—Texans have a unique mind set.
Though the history of the Corn Dog is disputed, the State Fair of Texas claims to have introduced the Corny Dog sometime between 1938 and 1942. As a paean to that invention that now sits in the freezer section of every grocery store in the southwest, here are the fried foods the State Fair of Texas has introduced, or tried to introduce, in the last seven years.
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Texas Business reports: COLLEGE STATION – Need winter grazing but there's not enough soil moisture to plant? A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert said "dusting it in" is worth the risk.
"Dusting in" refers to planting when there is not enough soil moisture present to get the crop emerged, but with hope of receiving a rain later.
"If they want winter pasture, then I'd go ahead and make that gamble," said Dr. Larry Redmon, AgriLife Extension state forage specialist, College Station.
Typical recommendations are to plant small grains for early winter grazing six to eight weeks before the first frost.
"If you're looking at Central and South Texas, we're still in good shape as far as the planting date," Redmon said. "If we're in the Rolling Plains or the Panhandle, we should have already planted, but it's not too late."
An El Niño currently developing in the tropical Pacific promises a cool and wet winter for Texas, according to Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist and regents professor at Texas A&M University.
However, the El Niño has yet to deliver on that promise to large parts of the state, particularly the Far West, Panhandle and Rolling Plains, making planting winter pastures chancy, Redmon said.
But hay supplies remain short or non-existent in some areas, and according to reports from AgriLife Extension county agents, many producers are going ahead and taking the chance that more rain will come.
Redmon noted winter pasture demands good management, including sufficient fertilization. They also must take the winter grass off in time in the spring for warm-season grasses to develop.
"If they didn't get it off in time (last year), they further injured warm-season grasses already damaged by the drought,"he said. "We had a lot of warm-season grass stands that were actually destroyed because of lack of management. Some producers are a little bit gun-shy because of that."
Extension reporters compiled the following summaries for the state's 12 districts:
Central: Without any rain recently, it was too dry to plant winter pastures, but many producers planted anyway, hoping to get more moisture soon. Irrigated peanuts and cotton looked good. Some pecan varieties may be ready to harvest in two to three weeks. Pecan quality was expected to range from low to high. Many producers had both water and grass shortages again. Some early winter wheat emerged. Hay producers in some areas hoped for one more cutting. Cotton was in good condition. Producers were spraying for armyworms. Pastures had not fully recovered from last year's drought, but livestock were in good condition.
Coastal Bend: Producers planted oats and wheat for winter grazing in some areas. Pastures remained poor where there has been low rainfall. The pecan crop showed promise as harvest neared. Livestock producers still had to supplement cattle with protein and hay as grazing was very short.
East: The region had cooler temperatures, with 1 inch to 5 inches of rain. Only Marion and Trinity counties reported no rain. Producers continued harvesting hay in preparation for winter feeding. Many producers were preparing to plant small grains for winter pasture. Armyworm damage to pastures and hay fields was reported. Cattle sales in some counties remained low, most likely because ranchers were holding on to replacements as the forage outlook improved. Feral hog damage reports increased. Pecan tree limb breakage from heavy nut loads continued.
Far West: Highs were in the mid- to upper 90s and lows in the upper 60s, with several counties receiving rain. Crane County reported 0.5 to 1 inch. Presidio County reported a slow rain, from 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches. Grass in Presidio County was headed out and curing, with spotty patches of green pastures and some browning. Ward County rangeland and pasture conditions were similar, with some greening and growth, but generally, most of the county's forages were still behind average. Pecan growers were irrigating orchards, hoping to aid nut-fill. The chili harvest was ongoing in Pecos County. In Glasscock County, most dryland cotton had opened bolls, but was dying. Winter wheat and oats were in abundance in Reeves County.
North: Soil-moisture levels were short in most counties. Producers were preparing fields for winter-wheat planting, which should begin about mid-October and last through early November. Hay supplies were good as producers took the last cutting for this season. Pecans looked good. Livestock were in fair to good condition.
Panhandle: Temperatures were above average, with soil-moisture levels mostly very short to short. The corn harvest was ongoing. Cotton was in very poor to good condition, with most counties reporting fair. Producers continued planting winter wheat. Some earlier plantings were already emerged and under irrigation as producers hoped to use the resulting grazing for stocker cattle. Cattle were in fair to good condition. Insect activity was light except for fall armyworms in late-planted corn and grain sorghum.
Rolling Plains: Producers throughout the district were planting winter wheat, with some plantings already making good stands. Much will be grazed, but with cattle numbers at an all-time low, some may be harvested as hay. Temperatures were in the mid-80s, which was pleasant, but some cotton needed more heat units to finish. Other areas began destroying cotton fields in compliance with insurance claims. Irrigated cotton may produce average yields. Pastures greened up in the last three weeks. However, pastures will not fully recover from the drought this year because of cooler temperatures and shorter days. In Wichita County, commercial pecan growers began harvesting early varieties. There were reports of high quality and yields on the Pawnee pecan variety. Most pecan varieties were a few weeks away from shuck split. An extremely heavy crop is expected this year. Parker County reported pecans there could use another rain.
South: Soil-moisture levels ranged from short to adequate in the northern parts of the region. Most eastern counties reported very short soil moisture conditions, except Frio County, where they were 100 percent adequate. Western and southern counties reported short to very short soil moisture conditions, except for Zavala and Willacy counties. Rangeland and pastures have greened up in counties that received 1 inch to 7 inches of rain last week, which included Atascosa, La Salle, McMullen, Brooks, Duval and Jim Wells counties. Western counties only received light showers and drizzling rain with the exception of Zavala County, where better rains over the past few weeks slightly improved forages. Peanuts continued to develop well in the Frio County area, with producers preparing fields for planting next season's crops. Pecan production in that area was good and with very low insect pressure. In Zavala County, dryland oat and wheat producers were able to plant, thanks to rain. Also in that area, cabbage progressed, though some producers were battling excessive weed-growth caused by heavy rains. Also in Zavala County, spinach and onion producers were preparing seedbeds, and cotton gins were running at full capacity. Land preparations and vegetable planting continued in Cameron and Hidalgo counties.
South Plains: Only two counties reported rain. Floyd County had scattered showers, with some areas getting 0.75 inch. Garza County got from 0.4 to more than 1 inch in some areas. Some cotton was defoliated, and harvesting was expected to begin soon. Peanuts and grain sorghum were maturing. Where there was enough soil moisture, winter wheat was being planted. Rangeland and pastures improved where rain was received during the last two weeks. Livestock were in fair to good condition.
Southeast: Some areas had light showers, and winter pasture was emerging as a result. Jefferson County got 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches. Other areas remained hot and dry. Cattle were holding their weight, and calves were growing. The Brazoria County cotton harvest continued, with yields ranging from two to three bales per acre. Hay-harvesters were active most of the week. Orange County reported good hay production.
Southwest: Recent rains improved existing pastures and benefited the fall plantings of legumes, oats and ryegrass for winter pastures. Most cotton was harvested and on the way to the gins. Good yields were reported. Ranchers were taking their last cutting of hay for the year. The pecan harvest was ongoing.
West Central: Days were warm and nights cool, with many areas getting rain. The recent rains improved soil-moisture levels and enabled producers to start planting winter crops. Hay fields, as well as rangeland and pasture conditions, were improved by the rains. Cool-season grasses and forbs were growing. Cotton growers began to defoliate fields. Some cotton fields were released to insurance claims and shredded. Most cotton producers who irrigate stopped pumping to allow the crop to mature. Hay producers continued harvesting. Livestock remained in fair to good condition, but ranchers had to increase supplemental feeding as grazing was still short. Stock-tank levels continued to drop despite rains. Irrigated pecans looked good, with the harvesting of early maturing varieties beginning.
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If you're working in a startup environment, changes are you're spending lots of time in research mode. Trying to fit into a specific niche or ecosystem, double-checking, and constantly looking for new data points to help you figure things out.
Often times this can include other websites, whether for potential customers, competitors, potential partners, or about the industry, with using on an Odysen network, you can add them to compliment your projects and activities, as well as being able to see integrated views.
Adding websites for your startup
Here are a few examples of different types of websites you could add:
- Potential customers: Store a list of a dozen key potential customers to keep an eye on, whether from the same market and applications or different ones.
- Partners: If working with another businesses or freelancer, include their website if available for easy reference.
- Competitors: Have a list of competitors stored, helpful to quickly check on product spec or application note.
- Industry: Store the main industry websites related to your market or niche.
- Government: This could be useful when initially setting up your business, taking care of the appropriate forms.
Along with storing different types of websites, you can include their blogs if available in the news reader. Once added, you'll be able to see an integrated of the latest article from each.
Go here to learn more about having your own network for a startup, including application examples, the benefits, and other relevant blog articles.
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Jack Skellington returns to battle his nemesis, Oogie Boogie, in this dark and quirky action-adventure. The evil Oogie Boogie is out to kidnap all the holiday leaders and make himself ruler of all. Fight through 25 whimsical levels and not-your-usual showdowns that include musical battles. You're armed with the devastating "Soul Robber." Collect the souls of your enemies and exchange them for new weapons and other upgrades. Morph into Santa Jack and the Pumpkin King to use different attacks and additional abilities. Created in conjunction with Burton himself, Oogie's Revenge uses voice casting straight out of the film and an eerie musical score to deliver a cinematic gaming experience.
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This game is a button smasher to say the least. On the other hand if you like Tim Burton's movies "the Nightmare before Christmas" or "The Corpse Bride" you will love this. It has the same feel and look. They a good job on making the the characters look the same. The voice over work on most are o.k....more
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Date 2007-11-23 Availability unrestricted AbstractIn the search for a better vaccine against Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in ruminants, four E. ruminantium open reading frames (ORFs) derived from the Welgevonden isolate were tested using either DNA vaccination or DNA primemodified viral or DNA prime-recombinant protein boost strategies. Both the DNA vaccination and the DNA prime.recombinant protein boost strategy provided complete protection against E. ruminantium Welgevonden needle challenge, while the DNA prime.modified viral boost strategy only provided 90 % protection. The DNA prime.recombinant protein boost strategy also coincided with elevated cellular immunology as was evident from increased IFN-ă production. Furthermore, we could show that the 1H12 DNA vaccine could induce protection against heterologous needle challenge when animals were immunised with the Welgevonden-derived 1H12 ORFs and challenged with selected E. ruminantium stocks. Unfortunately the DNA only and the DNA prime.recombinant protein boost strategy were not protective in the field. Therefore, our results suggest that there is a vast difference between needle challenge and natural tick infestation and that E. ruminantium organisms transmitted by ticks have the ability to evade the protective immunity induced by immunization with the four 1H12 ORFs.
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The ice circus is in town, and it's gonna be fun!
The Stanley Cup Final starts Wednesday night with two good ol' Original Six teams, the Blackhawks and Bruins, going at it.
Even though the Original Six weren't ''original'' because the NHL had been going for a quarter-century before everybody dropped out except the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Bruins and Hawks, it's cool to think of a six-team league. Nuts, too. Think you get sick of each other?
Anyway, Tuesday was media day at the United Center, and we had just about everything except clowns, jugglers and bearded ladies wandering about.
Bearded men were everywhere, though.
Want to see Patrick Sharp?
There was the veteran winger up on his little podium, wearing his cute new Hawks hoodie, the gray one with his No. 10 by the neck and ''Stanley Cup Final'' on the right sleeve.
Sharpie was mobbed by folks with cameras and microphones, asking questions that elicited these responses from the man with eight goals and six assists in the playoffs:
''We'll see how it plays out tomorrow.''
''Their team is great.''
''Man, that's a great question.''
Couldn't blame the alternate captain. The Hawks and Bruins haven't played this season, so it's a little between don't-know-nothin' and don't-want-to-rile-'em-up.
Sharp did say he didn't care which line he's on because ''to a player, it doesn't mean much. I trust Joel.''
That's coach Quenneville, or ''Q,'' as we hockey nuts — which means all of Chicago — shall refer to him for the duration.
The festive event had the feel of a mini-Super Bowl media day. Those football events, of course, have now passed from information gathering sessions to full-on pie-eating contests. Foreign-language bimbos and lunatics in coonskin caps asking players if they would rather be a tree or a frog have become the norm.
Patrick ''Hat trick'' Kane sat in his little throne and answered every question on and on.
''It's a tremendous honor to be back again,'' he said of returning to the Cup quest after winning it in 2010. ''We're here. We'll see what happens.''
So it's on to the Andrew Shaw exhibit. The feisty 21-year-old forward is relatively new to the Hawks, having paid his dues in the little leagues on the way up. The guy not only played for the IceHogs, he played for the IceDogs.
He's a grinder, a mucker, a collision guy whose face is rapidly turning into Freddy Kruger's from pucks, punches and pimples.
''I think I'm pretty handsome,'' he said. Then he almost blushed. ''No, I'm a blue-collar guy. I have to do the down-and-gritty. I've always played that physical type of play, try to dominate that way.''
Shaw was asked about his possible comparison to Brad Marchand, the Bruin's mosquito-like, annoying gadfly of a player, and Shaw is flattered.
''We're both agitators,'' Shaw said. ''We play physical. He's the best at it. I always looked up to him in the minors.''
Well, not really. Shaw is 5-10, Marchand 5-9.
Then there's the Bruins' massive Zdeno Chara, the tallest man ever to play in the NHL. With skates on, the dude is a stick blade over 7 feet.
What does Shaw think about a go-round with, say, the Boston giant?
He ponders this.
''I fought a guy in juniors who was 6-8, 250, and I actually won,'' he said. ''It was surprising. I was playing fourth line, not a lot of minutes, my rookie year in junior. I had to do something to impress the coach. I went out there and got in a scrap and got the guys going.''
Hooray! There you go. Old-time hockey.
And just as the melon-crunching and sweater-dancing sank in, here came the Super Bowl question you knew was out there.
''About yourself, what's the answer to the question, 'You would be surprised to know that?' '' asked a beaming TV female, all white teeth and hairspray.
Shaw thinks.
''I'm a great singer,'' he said.
It's all on, Chicago.
The Big Tent with the ice rink is up.
Johnny Oduya, the Hawks' Swedish import, got the last question: What are Sweden's most famous exports?
''We have IKEA,'' he said. ''We have Volvo. Meatballs, we have that.''
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We've seen food trucks become quite the place to satisfy your munchies anytime, anywhere and the movement keeps getting better. Ice cream and tacos now seem typical compared to some of the worldly bites these trucks have come to be known for. Curious to know exactly what lies beyond our local favorites, we took to Instagram to unveil the possibilities. One really can find anything the heart desires, from crème brûlée to lobster. Here are a few unexpected favorites we hope to see rolling through our town someday soon.


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Deborah (Carlene) Harwood, a student at Nova Southeastern University's Fischler School of Education, recently became the winner of the first anti-bullying scholarship specifically for graduate education majors.
The scholarship was a joint effort between the Bullying Academy anti-bullying program and the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation (CKSF) to help education majors learn about bullying.
Ms. Harwood outscored 118 other graduate education students and won a $500 scholarship by taking a series of online quizzes based on the Bullying Academy website, www.bullyingacademy.org. She praised the program for addressing cyber-bullying "since many kids are being hurt through things like texting and [other social media channels.]"
Ms. Harwood also highlighted the important things she learned through this scholarship as a future educator. "It addressed ways for teachers and parents to handle bullies, which is great because it is difficult to know how best to deal with this. It is our protective instinct to naturally step in and confront the bully, but that can make the issue worse for the victim."
The top 25 scorers also received a $250 voucher to help implement the Bullying Academy program at the elementary or middle school of their choice.
"Scholarships for graduate students are almost nonexistent," said Daryl Hulce, CKSF founder and president. "It was rewarding to find a place where this type of scholarship can help an educator pay for school and make a difference in the anti-bullying effort."
The next anti-bullying scholarship for education majors is set for fall 2013. For more information, please visit www.cksf.org.
About Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation
Developed and administered at Nova Southeastern University's Fischler School of Education, the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation (CKSF) creates unique opportunities for students of all ages by awarding scholarships and prizes through the use of Internet-based quiz competitions. Students who answer the greatest number of questions correctly in the shortest amount of time are declared contest winners. Since 2001, CKSF has awarded over $350,000 to 800 participants in the United States. CKSF scholarships can be used at the school of the winners' choice. For more information on CKSF, please visit www.cksf.org.
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|20 even if Noah, Danel, and Job lived there - as surely as I, the Sovereign Lord, am the living God - they would not be able to save even their own children. Their goodness would save only their own lives."
|20 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
|Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online)
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AGI's work in Sierra Leone began in 2008; a year after President Ernest Bai Koroma came to power in free and fair elections. The election was an important moment for Sierra Leone, emerging from a decade of conflict, highlighting the increasing stability of the country through its first peaceful transfer of power between political parties. After the conflict, Sierra Leone was classed as one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked near the bottom of the UN's Human Development Index and with a life expectancy of just 41 years. Yet in the words of many commentators, including the President himself, Sierra Leone had "no business being poor" – with a tradition of academic achievement, openness and tolerance combined with world-class agricultural, touristic, marine and mineral resources which have the potential to underpin a dynamic economy.
In recent years, Sierra Leone has taken great strides towards a brighter future, and is projecting a more positive image to the world. In the past decade, the country has seen the second fastest improvements in the world on the UN Human Development Index. In the same period, it made the third largest improvement in governance of any country in Africa, according to the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance. In 2010, Sierra Leone was ranked in the top 25 in the world by the World Bank for overall improvement in ease of doing business over the last five years, and was praised for its investor protection reforms and administrative tax compliance reforms.
Of course, each of these statistics also shows that there is still a long way to go. The powerful progress achieved so far is fragile, and accelerating Sierra Leone's reconstruction by meeting the President's goals on private sector growth, energy, infrastructure, healthcare and agriculture will be challenging, requiring significant change in the government's ability to set and deliver its priorities, as well as tackling deep and underlying issues like corruption. But in a region with a troubled past, Sierra Leone is increasingly seen as an example which could spread stability to its neighbours in the way civil war once seeped into Sierra Leone.
A team of 8-10 AGI staff have been on the ground in Sierra Leone since we launched our programme in October 2008, providing support in key government institutions, including the Office of the President, Sierra Leone's Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) and the Ministries of Agriculture and Health.
Take health as an example. The war left Sierra Leone with some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. Little wonder Koroma made his Free Healthcare Initiative for pregnant women and children an early priority. AGI's team in the Ministry of Health helped Koroma's government develop a clear plan for abolishing user fees, align donors behind it, and make sure the necessary reforms to drug supply, hospital infrastructure and health workers' salaries were undertaken.
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The Library: Three Jeremiads
The greatest obstacle is legal, not financial. Presumably, the DPLA would exclude books currently being marketed, but it would include millions of books that are out of print yet covered by copyright, especially those published between 1923 and 1964, a period when copyright coverage is most obscure, owing to the proliferation of "orphans"—books whose copyright holders have not been located. Congress would have to pass legislation to protect the DPLA from litigation concerning copyrighted, out-of-print books. The rights holders of those books would have to be compensated, yet many of them, especially among academic authors, might be willing to forgo compensation in order to give their books new life and greater diffusion in digitized form. Several authors protested against the commercial character of Google Book Search and expressed their readiness to make their work available free of charge in memoranda filed with the New York District Court.
Perhaps even Google itself could be enlisted in the cause. It has digitized about two million books in the public domain. It could turn them over to the DPLA as the foundation of a collection that would grow to include more recent books—at first those from the problematic period of 1923–1964, then those made available by their rights holders. Google would lose nothing by this generosity; each digitized book that it made available could, if other donors agree, be identified as a contribution from Google; and it might win admiration for its public-spiritedness.
Even if Google refused to cooperate, a coalition of foundations could provide enough to finance the DPLA, and a coalition of research libraries could provide the books. By working systematically through their holdings, a great collection could be formed. It would conform to the highest standards in its bibliographical apparatus, its scanning, its editorial decisions, and its commitment to preservation for the use of future generations.
Should the Google Book Search agreement not be upheld by the court, its unraveling would come at an extraordinary moment in the development of an information society. We have now reached a period of fluidity, uncertainty, and opportunity. Things have come undone, and they can be put together in new ways, subordinating private profit to the public good and providing everyone with access to a commonwealth of culture.
Would a Digital Public Library of America solve all the other problems—the inflation of journal prices, the economics of scholarly publishing, the unbalanced budgets of libraries, and the barriers to the careers of young scholars? No. Instead, it would open the way to a general transformation of the landscape in what we now call the information society. Rather than better business plans (not that they don't matter), we need a new ecology, one based on the public good instead of private gain. This may not be a satisfactory conclusion. It's not an answer to the problem of sustainability. It's an appeal to change the system.
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Geeks Hack Flare Gun into Camera Drone Launcher
August 9th, 2011
There are times in war or in police work where you need to know what is on the other side of a building or hill without having to go up the hill or around the building and walk into a trap. A couple geeks have taken a wicked looking 37mm flare gun and turned the thing into a tool to let you see what is waiting over the hill.
The two guys that made this hack are Vlad Gostom and Joshua Marpet. The flare gun shoots a mini projectile that has a small camera inside. The camera floats back down to earth after being shot 500-feet into the air, and gives the user about 8-seconds of video to see what's going on.
The camera sends its video back to the user via 5.8GHz technology to a wireless receiver on the ground. The hackers showed off their invention at Defcon and say that the first test of the system didn't go well with the projectile only going about 30-feet into the air, but they expect better with the next test.
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We begin on the sports pages, where we find the playoffs in basketball and ice hockey going on simultaneously, and really have only theree things to say: 1) Who knew what mutts the Pittsburgh Penguins are?; 2) Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs has big, clanging brass ones, and 3) Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat does not.
(The most remarkable things to me about Parker's shot on Thursday night were the way he kept his dribble alive while falling down and how he managed to get the shot off under the arm of LeBron James, who was right there when Parker let it fly. Highlight film for the next 20 years.)
Up here, we're cleaning mummies these days, which, for some reason, brings this to mind.
David Barton is one of our favorite of favorite wingnuts. He became famous for barbering history and inventing things that the Founding Fathers would have said, if they'd been a nutty theocrat like David Barton. Now, he's picking on Starbucks.
"Biblically, there is no way a Christian can help support what is attacking God," Barton said, adding "I'm sorry, you've got to find some other coffee to drink. You can't drink Starbucks and be biblically right on this thing. It's just a real simple principle"
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Scott Olsen was unimpressive in his start today and Mike Koplove was shelled by the Cardinals in today's loss. The lone pitching star was Ricky Nolasco, who threw two shutout innings in which he struck out one.
Stokes drove in a run with a double and he later scored when the Marlins scored two runs in the ninth inning.
Tomorrow's opponent for the Marlins are the Orioles. Start time is 1:05 and hopefully we'll get a better showing then we did today.
In just one hour, the first official spring training game of the season starts and Scott Olsen will throw the first pitch for the Marlins against the Cardinals. Unfortunately, the game is only on MLB.TV and I only have the audio package. Regardless, baseball is here and that's definitely a good thing.
Yesterday, the Marlins played an exhibition game against the Miami Hurricanes and trounced them 12-7. Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Hermida and Joe Borchard all went yard for the Marlins. Volstad was the pitching star with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
This isn't good although it's not completely unexpected. Josh Johnson is still feeling soreness in his throwing forearm and he hasn't thrown off a mound at full speed this spring. The net result is, Johnson probably won't be ready for the start of the season and he could see time on the DL. That's definitely not the news you want to hear about a guy who was pegged to be the Marlins number two starter.
Jeff Sackman at the Hardball Times recently took on the task of trying to determine who the Marlins closer will be in 2007. He throws out five names but he also hedges himself by saying it's pretty wide open at this point and just because someone starts the season as the closer doesn't mean he'll end the season that way.
The Marlins lost their arbitration case with Miguel Cabrera and they'll be on the hook to pay him $7.4 million. That's a solid raise over the $472,000 he made last year and what I didn't understand was why the Marlins just didn't give in. Arbitration is almost lose/lose in my opinion. Even when the team wins, the player loses and you wonder how much ill will he takes with him and whether that gives the player one more reason to bail once free agency kicks in.
This was Cabrera's first year of arbitration eligibility so he'll still be a Marlin for the next three years. He's one of the best players in baseball though and forking over an extra $700k would have gone a long way towards maybe getting a home town discount on a long term deal. I know it's not my money but it's my opinion.
PECOTA is looking at another big year for Cabrera. His weighted mean average has him at .318/.405/.568 with 33 homeruns. Not too shabby for a 24 year old. Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard may be the best players in the National League but Carbera is definitely in the next tier of players.
The Marlins definitely have some star power in Miguel Cabrera and Rookie of the Year Hanley Ramirez. Just as important, the Marlins have some solid bench players that can play a variety of roles. With guys like Aaron Boone and Joe Borchard, the Marlins have some depth to go with those stars.
With Miguel Cabrera at third and 2006 NL ROY Hanley Ramirez at shortstop, the Marlins may boast one of the best infields in all of baseball, especially when you add in Dan Uggla and Mike Jacobs. If the Marlins can get through their recent injury problems in the rotation, the Marlins should contend for a playoff spot in 2007. Take a look at these PECOTA projections for the four infielders (weighted mean average):
Mike Jacobs .271/.340/.493 VORP 20.3
Dan Uggla .269/.328/.445 VORP 23.0
Hanley Ramirez .289/.350/.453 VORP 39.8
Miguel Cabrera .318/.405/.568 VORP 68.8
Now that's some solid production out of your infield.
John Sickels recently did his more then SWAG projections for Hanley Ramirez in a crystal ball column. He predicts a slight drop off from his 2006 numbers this upcoming season but he also projects some solid seasons in there. I like his 2008 numbers because by then the Marlins should be in good enough shape to be making a run. Good stuff here.
With injuries to Anibal Sanchez and Josh Johnson showing signs of injuries, Marlins fans have to be a bit concerned. Regardless, this is a team with a ton of young talent and hopefully they'll be able to showcase more of that talent in 2007.
In NBCsports.com's Marlins preview, they do a good job discussing the good and the bad, but the final prognosis is unclear. It's really hard to peg how well this team will do. If half of their guys have sophomore slumps, then it could be tough. And if the injury bug continues to bite, then that could also be a set back.
Regardless though, this should be a fun team to watch. I expect a solid season from Jeremy Hermida after a rough rookie campaign and then you have mainstays like Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera who will help anchor the team. Should be another great ride in 2007.
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