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Retailers and suppliers who've hoped and prayed that country-of-origin labeling would not be enforced will have a rude awakening this month when state inspectors come knocking on their door. COOL, which went into effect in April 2005, requires retailers to label seafood as to its country of origin and whether it's wild or farm-raised. Additionally, both retailers and their suppliers are required to keep supply-chain records for up to one year. COOL was part of the 2002 Farm Bill and strongly supported by Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to protect his state's seafood industry.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, charged with enforcing country-of-origin labeling, is sending inspectors to retailers in 14 states to verify compliance with the law (see Newsline story, page 10). Inspectors will likely audit seafood suppliers in the fall, according to the National Fisheries Institute.
It will be very interesting to see how many supermarkets (independent fish markets are exempt) are actually labeling the seafood in their cases, and how many suppliers will be able to produce an entire year's traceability records showing the source, production method and other COOL record-keeping requirements. Retailers and suppliers who have yet to comply may want to visit the Agriculture Marketing Service Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/cool for a rundown on the rules.
After the April COOL 2005 deadline, the mainstream media paid a lot of attention to seafood labeling at retail, which fueled a year's worth of various exposés on seafood-labeling scams. Expect the same type of media coverage when COOL compliance rates are made public, whenever that happens. Headlines about consumer fraud sell newspapers and magazines.
There will always be retailers who carry product that is inadvertently mislabeled. Many retailers are more concerned about their employees showing up to work than whether the salmon is labeled as wild or farm-raised. One large supermarket chain here in the Northeast has been running radio ads about a special on wild Atlantic salmon. Clearly, seafood-labeling errors occur everywhere and at all levels of marketing.
Errors aside, it's the retailers' responsibility to comply with COOL, whether they want to or not. A decade ago processors went through the same phases of denial, acceptance and eventual compliance when HACCP (hazard analysis of critical control points) was rolled out. Retailers and suppliers who haven't complied with COOL would do well to jump to the compliance stage pretty darn quickly.


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The most expensive investment you really need to make before getting serious about budget meat is a deep freezer. I found several used units in my area on Craig's List priced between $85-$200. You can easily recover the upfront costs in six months or less.
Grocery Store Manager's Specials
If you haven't found the discount meats bin at your grocery store, ask the butcher where he keeps the reduced for quick sale meats and become a fan. No, the meat isn't spoiled. It is just expiring too quickly to warrant a full price. I've found filet mignon, stuffed pork chops, chuck roast, and bone-in ribeyes for 50% off.
The trick is to cook it no later than the following day or freeze it. When you need to cook it, take it out a day ahead of time to thaw. Be leery of red meats that are really brown or any manager's special that smells funny. When in doubt, trust your nose to make the best decision, regardless of expiration date.
Delivery Service
Every delivery program has different packages. Most offer deals for a variety of meats and poultry delivered monthly or quarterly and require that the buyer live in a house with a freezer. In my area very few delivery services will work deals outside of their packages--so if you aren't crazy about shoulder roast, it's coming this month whether you want it or not. Depending on your consumption going with a delivery service can be cheaper than buying full price at the grocery store--you just have to cook what your package contains. Check out Fairbury Steaks
and Schwan's for more details.
Buy from a Rancher
Got meat? Round up a couple beef-loving families, contact a local rancher or farm, and go cowpooling. A side of beef, half the animal, yields about 160 pounds for roughly $3.60 per pound. But this figure includes several cuts of beef--ribeye, sirloin, chuck, ground beef--and it will be tastier and vastly cheaper than anything organic from Whole Foods.
Find a Hunter
Most hunters don't consider themselves frugal for killing their protein. It's definitely a sport and they are worse than most women when it comes to accessorizing. From lodging and hunting licenses to deer leases and feed, hunting can be a rather expensive hobby. The trick is to find a hunter who doesn't much care to have a freezer stocked with venison or wild turkey. Offer to pay for half (or more or less) of the animal and cover some of the animal processing fees. As with any other meat-in-bulk buying strategy, keep a close eye on your freezer to protect the investment.
Purchase in Bulk from a Club
Most club meat is better quality, although may not always offer the best price. You can usually get a lower deal per pound on ground meat and specialty meat, just make sure you divide it into family sized portions in bags to avoid freezer burn. Factoring in the annual club membership, you may make out better buying reduced meat from your grocer.
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The community determined to make Mesa Grande the first historical preservation effort decades ago, and a downtown Mesa parade was held in 1927 to rally support. Mesa had once planned for a grand museum, but will instead open a 1,200-square foot center that ensures visitors focus on the ruins.
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The ruins are tucked into a neighborhood near Brown Road and Country Club Drive.
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My husband brought me some stumps(chunks of a downed tree) but being a husband, they are solid and not the hollowed center ones I asked for. I'm pretty tool challenged but can anyone tell me how I can make these stumps hollowed out some on top so I can plant semps or sedum in them?
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You can take a chisel and a hammer and chisel out an opening....time consuming, but it will get the results you want eventually. You can also take a large drill bit and keep drilling holes in the log, right next to each other, until you have drilled out the whole area. You can use a chisel too and chip out between the holes. Mark the drill bit with a piece of masking tape so you know where to stop drilling each time. If hubby has a band saw, he can cut the log in half, cut the center out and then glue it back together. We do this for birdhouses, but it may not stay together if you are planting in it. |
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In a year in which numerous state ballot initiatives have been criticized as deceptive, at least one measure--Proposition 101, the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act--is exactly what it purports to be: a constitutional insurance policy against socialized medicine.
The initiative forbids the state from limiting health insurance choices or forcing people to join an insurance plan, and guarantees the right of people to pay directly for lawful medical services. It changes nothing about current health care policies or practices, but would prevent future coercive schemes.
But opponents have resorted to brazen mistruths. Bearing a photo of Gov. Janet Napolitano and "with major funding from the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and University Physicians Healthcare," an opposition mailer and website raise objections that have no factual grounding, contending that the initiative:
"Makes health insurance so expensive, employers will be unable to provide coverage for their employees." This is absolutely false. In fact, the initiative does not affect the cost of insurance coverage at all, and by preserving competition it should reduce future cost increases."Jeopardizes Arizona's Medicare and Medicaid programs." That assertion is based on a legal opinion procured with taxpayer dollars by the state's Medicaid program that found if a court distorted the initiative's language and intent, it "might" affect that program. That assertion has been thoroughly discredited by the distinguished law firm Snell & Wilmer and others.
"Will increase health care costs to Arizona taxpayers by $2 billion." That number is picked out of thin air. The actual cost is zero, though if the initiative forestalls a government-run health insurance system, it likely will save billions of taxpayer dollars.
The businesses that are using false arguments to oppose Prop. 101 surely deserve whatever mandates may come their way if socialized medicine becomes a reality. The rest of us, however, face a struggle to preserve freedom over our health care decisions--freedom that Prop. 101 would protect.
Clint Bolick is the director of the Goldwater Institute Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation.
Learn more:
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Ballotpedia: Prop 101
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This is beginning to pop up on other sites, so I thought I would share it with all of you. Sorry if this has already been posted.
Seems Mickey is about to do some more reveling. This time it sounds like it'll be... different. The Slug received a large, ominous invitation in the mail recently for an announcevent on June 7. The invite was so big, in fact, it covered our entire kitchen table. (Pictured here with our toothbrush on the left for scale. You're welcome.) Find the text and our suspicion on what it's about after the jump, kids.
You're invited to... dream.
Dream big.
No really big. Like princesses-at-the-ball and pirates-on-the-high-seas big.
Dream bigger than you ever have before.
June 7, 2006, will be a monumental evening of Disney announcements. Be there as Jay Rasulo, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, reveals how Disney Parks around the globe will combine imagination and innovation as never before to make millions of dreams come true.
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"In the public affairs programs, you get more than just a sound bite," noted Ray Hagar, political reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal. "You can listen to a detailed explanation or answers to some complex questions about politics or the economy. You can really get a sense about the person."
Hagar, who co-hosts "Nevada Newsmakers" about once a week, said that TV can offer him a better opportunity to nail down a politician who wants to waffle.
"You can ask a follow-up and keep grilling them until they answer the question," he pointed out. "When you interview someone for the newspaper, they can quickly pivot away from the question and they can even say, 'That's it. The interview's over.' On TV, they can't say that."
The various shows are all ad-supported, like the rest of the commercial programming on Intermountain's stations. But Rogers insists that, at least when it comes to public affairs programming, it isn't about the ratings or the dollars.
"I've told our people we're not going to start changing the content of our programming based on whether you do a 2, a 2¼ , a 3 (share) or whatever," he said. "I want them to stop looking at the ratings and stop adjusting what we do based upon the ratings."
"I don't think he does it to make money," said Hagar. "I think he does it because he believes in the old 1930s design. It goes back to radio [when you had] to do something for the public good."
In a phone interview from his Montana ranch, where he escapes Las Vegas's sweltering summers, Rogers agreed with that analysis.
"When television and radio started out, the objective was that the stations would be locally owned and would respond to the local needs of the community and could do so because ownership was local and could understand what the local needs were," he said. "I wish that all of the stations across the country were owned by people in the communities where they broadcast. I think if that were so, you'd see a lot more participation by ownership."
In practice, of course, that would force Rogers to sell off his stations that aren't in Nevada, his primary home for the past 60 years. And his views put Rogers at odds with critics of the FCC's latest push for localism.
Rogers said, in practicality, it's impossible for CEOs at corporate owners to understand the political scenes in Poughkeepsie, Peoria, and Portland—and that connection is key to helping to foster public debate.
"I believe very strongly in open discussion about any and all issues. I think that's my obligation as a broadcaster," he says. "I've always done that and I intend to continue until the day they put me in the ground."


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Week 50: Taro Root
Sunday, 12 December 2010
There's only 2 more weeks left of this 52 week challenge (more on that later this week) and I'm running out of steam. A couple of days ago I realized I had nothing planned for this week – nothing written, nothing photographed, not even an ingredient chosen, much less purchased. I wandered through my local food co-op, since they usually having something unusual around, and came across these funny looking hairy roots in the produce section:
They are taro roots, a staple in Asian and African cultures. These root vegetables are native to southeast Asia and considered to be one of the first cultivated plants. Both the root and the large leafy greens it produces can be eaten. The root can be used in place of potatoes in most dishes and have a slightly nuttier flavor. They are high in fiber, vitamins C, E and B6, as well as copper, potassium and manganese.
The plant is considered toxic when raw, but cooking minimizes the toxin, especially with a pinch of baking soda or by steeping the roots in cold water overnight. It is also recommended to drink milk or consume other calcium rich foods with taro to reduce the effects of the toxins, which contribute to kidney stones, gout or rheumatoid arthritis.
I didn't know all that scary toxic stuff until after I had already bought, cooked and eaten some of the taro. I'm not too worried though, because as you'll see below, the root is boiled, baked and broiled, so I think it is fine. Making baked taro chips is pretty easy and you can flavor them however you like (salty, spicy, etc.) by adding any spices you'd like.
Step 1: cook taro root in boiling water until soft (10-20 minutes). Be careful not to overcook, as this makes taro root mushy. Cook until just barely fork soft.
Step 2: remove taro from water and let cool until you can comfortably handle it. Peel skin (be careful, as the flesh is somewhat slimy and sticky, making it hard to grip).
Step 3: evenly slice peeled taro root in 1/4-1/2 inch slices.
Step 4: season taro root slices with salt, pepper and your favorite spices (I used tumeric and cayenne pepper).
Step 5: arrange slices on a baking sheet covered with foil. Bake for 10 minutes at 350ºF, then broil for 6 minutes, turning pieces halfway through. They should be lightly golden brown.
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One of the nation's largest university-owned teaching hospitals University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery offers college graduates the opportunity to fill the need for sophisticated health care professionals by becoming perfusion technologists.
Located in Iowa City, our hospital is the major referral center for patients from Iowa and adjacent states. In this role, UI Hospitals and Clinics provide patients with the most advanced health care techniques and offers perfusionists a unique opportunity to experience a diverse array of procedures and research opportunities.
Each year cardiothoracic surgeons at the hospitals perform more than 500 adult and pediatric heart surgeries, including coronary bypasses, valves, heart and lung transplants, placement of mechanical cardiac assist devices and minimally invasive procedures such as robotic mitral valve replacement. In addition to hearts, perfusionists at Iowa assist with Liver transplantation, intra-peritoneal chemotherapy lavage, ECMO, ventricular assist devices and blood conservation.
The Perfusion Technology Program started at Iowa in 1992. Our graduates are now spread across the country working in private hospitals as well as academic institutions. Our educational program starts with two semesters of intensive academic preparation and lab work taught by clinical perfusionists and university professors. This is followed by three semesters of clinical education conducted exclusively at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Students learn at their own pace while working one-on-one during regular hours and on call with our six staff perfusionists. Since we are a large university run tertiary care center, students gain valuable experience with a variety of clinical procedures, both adult and pediatric, including hearts, transplants, VADS and ECMO.
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The long-term aim of our society are to establish a thirty-two county democratic socialist republic. However, issues of primary importance to us include: workers rights; the environment; the promotion of socialist policies; an end to sectarianism and racism in Ireland; decent housing for the people; education; and the promotion of the Irish language (An Ghaeilge).
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We hold weekly meetings on THURSDAYS @ 6PM where students can discuss relevant issues including topics related to republicanism and socialism. It's a great chance to hear the opinions of like-minded young republicans and to discuss your ideas in a friendly atmosphere. We invite guest speakers as well as organising social outings and trips away
The main topics for the coming year of 2014/15 are:
-Protecting the ordinary Irish citizen from austerity.
-Helping and standing up for those who are struggling through injustices.
-Discussing problems that are ever increasingly affecting youth, such as emigration and suicide.
- Highlighting the advantages of Irish Unity to all the people of Ireland.
- Organising key speakers to talk to us on topics such as republicanism and socialism, combining these with social nights.
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"The talk on Tuesday should be a highly interesting and informative event with the students and the public body being given an opportunity to discuss the politics of republicanism and socialism and the way in which they are inextricably linked"
Eoin Ó Broin is from Cabinteely in Dún Laoghaire, and was educated in Blackrock College in Dublin. He holds a degree in Cultural Studies from the University of East London and an MA in Irish Politics from Queen's University Belfast. Eoin was elected to Belfast City Council in 2001, stepping down in 2004. He was the National Organiser of Ógra Shinn Féin between 1995 and 1997.
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Doubts over David Jones, Myer's cosmetics sales push
PUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2013 00:05:00 | UPDATED: 14 Feb 2013 10:29:40PUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2013 PRINT EDITION: 14 Feb 2013Price harmonisation also opens up substantial profitability risk for David Jones and Myer. Photo: AP
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Cosmetics retailer Napoleon Perdis says price reductions by the world's biggest cosmetics brands may not be sustainable, raising doubts about David Jones' and Myer's attempts to compete with online competition.
Australia's main department store chains are trying to recoup cosmetics sales lost to online retailers by negotiating lower wholesale prices with L'Oreal, Estée Lauder, Revlon and other brands.
Since the "price harmonisation" negotiations began, Estée Lauder has reduced prices by up to 27 per cent, Clarins by 24 per cent, Coty up to 53 per cent and l'Occitane by up to 31 per cent.
Mr Perdis, who runs 75 eponymous stores and supplies department stores and independent retailers in Australia and overseas, says he has never been asked to reduce wholesale prices.
"I don't know that they are sustainable long term – there are a significant amount of uncontrollable risks with price harmonisation," he said.
"Department stores are aware that price reductions will affect their own margins and overall profitability, especially when you account for the fact that cosmetics represent a large portion of the total department store portfolio.
"And for any cosmetics house, price harmonisation also opens up substantial risk with their own profitability, particularly with regard to foreign exchange fluctuations. There's an immediate risk in the Aussie dollar falling back behind the US dollar over time."
Mr Perdis, who picked up his first make-up brush at 13, says Australia may become a less attractive market for global brands if retailers force them to drop prices to reduce the gap between local and overseas prices.
"It is much easier to drop prices than it is to increase once they drop," he said. "If they see a shift in the economic landscape in favour of the US dollar, then it would be difficult to maintain customers if they are forced to increase prices."
In the US, where Napoleon Perdis recently secured listing in Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, retailers are pushing for price increases following strong growth in cosmetics sales.
David Jones said cosmetics companies were reducing prices not because of the stronger dollar but to have consistent prices across all markets and channels and to avoid losing market share as their rivals adjusted prices.
"They're willing to do this because they've seen competitors do it," a spokeswoman said.
"And they recognise that if they want to have a showroom for their products, they need a physical presence here.
"With the growth of online, unless they enable stores to have comparable prices, they're going to lose that."
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A writer lives to see his words in print, they told us when we were young.
Then we hear that print is dead. Newspapers are dying. Books are supposed to follow along shortly after, and things like the Kindle – while still seeming like gateway technology – are threatened to be the future.
Many would make the argument that the book will never die. The tactile sensation alone will keep it alive for us. The feel, the smell, the taste, the creation of memory from all of those senses… I'm not going to argue that because the idea of holding an actual book in my hands will always be me, and what I do, but…
I'd rather do a bit of bargaining in this season of death: If I were to fully embrace electronic reading – a kindle, or a handheld whatever the fuck that comes down the line – then here's what I want: A jet pack, a hover car, and a holodeck. In short, the future. Give me that and I'll laze about reading my shit on a datapad, all Star Trek-esque.
The blog is the new thing, the thing that's sticking around, they tell us.
But bloggers are universally looked down upon, by myself included. A couple of jackasses with too much money and too many stupid opinions – worst episode evar! – and given too much exposure by the unwashed retard masses. Crowdsourcing gone wild, those unwashed retard masses weaponized and turned upon the very public that created them.
Simple example: Perez Hilton.
And yet, not all bloggers are bad. The ones that transcend their simple or maybe not so simple beginnings and become the real deal. Some can write extremely well, or, even better, some think extremely well, and in the best possible way: Critically. When the going gets weird, as Hunter Thompson said, the weird turn pro. The best blogs to me aren't the ones talking about "Why can't my ex see that I'm a person here dammit and take me back and love me and dump the other guy because I want to cut his head off and do some weird Conan shit there and win her over and conquer an army for her love" or whatever, but become a real website, a real thing.
Hyperlinked hyperreality.
Clearly, this is just me rambling. These thoughts are just half formed. Ask me about any of this tomorrow and I may have a different take on it altogether. I contain multitudes.
Also, put simply: I don't know what the future of journalism is. I don't want know the future of the internet, of online writing, or the way that human beings connect and rub up against each other, be in online or in the real world, is. And I'm not qualified enough to even venture a guess.
But every once in a while I'm smart/dumb/brave/cowardly enough to not let that stop me.
Every day it seems that I'm reading about more and more blogs that are getting gifted with book deals, dropping onto them like manna from Heaven. Print is dead and we're turning blogs into books. A small sampling:
Stuff Black People Hate, I think?
Look At This Fucking Hipster will soon be a book. (A shame, since I'd like to have seen Look At This Hipster Fucking beat it to print, but oh well.
Even Boner Party have been threatening to shit out a book version of themselves, which is scary, especially when denying claims of sexism and objectification.
GIF Party. I'm just joking about that, a joke that several others have made before me, but dammit, I believe in you, GIF Party! But I'd also love to see Fan Secrets, Fantasy Art, and Text Messes get more recognition too, if you sense a common theme there.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, these blogs bursting out of their electronic cocoons into the real world. That's not what I'm trying to say. Some of these are really interesting and funny and nice distracting blogs. They'll make cute little books and lovely gifts for friends and house warmings for people you work with. And some of them will be just plain good and interesting and I'm rooting for them.
But, let's not forget that we live and breathe in a world where a nine year old boy wrote a book on relationships and Lauren Conrad has a three book deal. The saddest part? People are going to buy the shit out of both of those properties. Also don't forget that Pitchfork even has a book out there and as much as we all like/don't like (at times), they're essentially just a blog.
I respect the people who write for free. "The real people?" Maybe. But there's plenty of people out there who are real and paid to be as awesome as they are. And they probably deserve more money, definitely. But that's why I respect the people who do their song and dance online for free, for the pure thrill and craft of it. But maybe they're not weird enough, and haven't turned pro enough. Maybe their moment in the spotlight is right around the corner. Maybe they can afford to do it while they live off an advance on a book deal.
I mean, hell, give Counterforce a book deal and we will bend over backwards to give you the sexiest, weirdest, most amazing little trinket of a book you've ever seen. All the blogs listed above have a very specific and hardened niche and so do we: being awesome. The book would be so good you'd have an orgasm from it. You'd lose weight reading it, food will taste better after it comes into your life, and the next day, I don't want to spoil too much, but you'll probably get a raise at your job.
But that's just a given, right? Not speaking for the rest of my cohorts here, but would I like to go on to a different kind of success based on Counterforce? Fuck yeah. Offer me a job. I'm yours. I'm a wreck with a keyboard, but hey, I'm cheap and easy.
A dorky interlude: In my perfect fantasy world, a Counterforce book would be much like the Primer from Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age.
Of course, we don't have the weird niche that some of those above listed blogs/books have. Or do we?
But this blog – to me, at least – started from a slightly more pure beginning. I think originally we were against something. Something undefined out there in the world, especially in the world wild web. We saw something, Benjamin Light and myself, and we were against it. Maybe it was a way of thinking, a way the world works, I don't know, and I really don't because obviously I'm just talking out my gorgeous ass here. But we saw something and we thought, Hey, we could do that, but more than that, we thought, Perhaps we could do that better.
I think originally we were counter to something, and slowly, very slowly, I've started to feel that I'm for something. Maybe not the same old thing, or perhaps a new way at looking at the same old thing. Internal or external, I don't know. I'm very proud of this blog, some times more so than others, and I love where it's been, I kinda like where it is, and I'm very excited about wherever it goes.
Which is really my way of saying that I'm happy to be doing this fucking thing with the people I do it with. I just hope they've been having a little bit of fun along the way. And I especially say this as I spy that the one year anniversary of this beast is approaching. It seems just like yesterday and it seems like it's been years.
If you have any worries about print dying, then Dave Eggers would personally like to tell you to "buck up!"
Turn your blog into a printable zine or book!
Also, it's NaNoWriMo month, or National Blog Posting Month. Wow, a whole month!
Anyway. Enough of this semi pomo blog post. I don't know what's modern anymore, let alone postmodern, let alone postpostmodern. And I especially don't know what's postblog.


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I installed Mandriva Linux 2006 from free DVD and when I first restarted my PC, then IT DID NOT appear me the image of the OS selection program in the ...
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Can't Boot to Mandriva Linux after install !
Do you know why it doesn't appear that opening screen? With other words, how can I choose the OS?
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Partition Magic is a bit tricky. install windows first and leave 'unpartition/free' space for Mandriva. dont format this space.... you can use Partition Magic for partitioning BUT dont use Boot Magic for OS selection.
install Mandriva in 'Unpartitioned/free' space and let the installer do partitioning and formatting stuff. Mandriva will install its Boot Loader and will set Dual Boot ( option for OS selection ) for you. during installation, dont change any option in Boot Loader section.....
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Airbus and the Russian firm VEB-leasing have pledged to cooperate on aviation management and finance, sharing competencies, experience and information about topics ranging from portfolio asset management to structuring lease transactions. A Russian manufacturer, United Aircraft Corporation, has also signed a deal of its own, linking up with Strategic Aviation Solutions International to promote Russian freighters around the world.
Both deals were signed during the MAKS 2011 International Aviation & Space Salon in Moscow.
According to an Airbus statement, VEB, as part of the agreement, will give Russian airlines financial and leasing support "in areas such as pre-delivery payment financing of Airbus aircraft, delivery financing of new and used Airbus aircraft and financing with the support of European export credit agencies."
The agreement is meant to more easily help Russian airlines upgrade their older planes, officials said.
"Our cooperation with VEB-Leasing will contribute to further developing the operating and financial lease market in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It will also help airlines in the region receive full-scale and innovative financial solutions. We remain committed to helping our customers find the most efficient and competitive ways to finance the deliveries of their Airbus aircraft," Christopher Buckley, the manufacturer's executive vice president, Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement.
Strategic Aviation Solutions International help development of aircraft specifications and initiate marketing and business strategies for UAC. Finding niche markets for the freighters will also be part of the firm's job.
"The agreement is a very good thing for both parties, and we jointly believe that by working together, we can take great strides forward in the promotion of Russian freighter aircraft around the globe," Stan Wraight of SASI said in a statement.
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Sundown: Obama and Bibi, Together At Last?
Plus Tzipi Livni, two nations turn their frustrated eyes to you, and more
• President Obama further postponed a trip to Asia, meaning he'll be in town early next week, when Prime Minister Netanyahu is as well. Will they break bread? [Laura Rozen]
• Visiting Moscow, Secretary of State Clinton asked Russia to delay finishing a nuclear plant it's building for Iran. [Haaretz]
• Jeffrey Goldberg points out that if Kadima leader Tzipi Livni had agreed to join Netanyahu's coalition, this would be a much more moderate government and last week's mess probably wouldn't have happened. [Jeffrey Goldberg]
• One writer points out that Netanyahu has no back-channel point man for dealing with the American administration—which may sound ordinary, but is in fact unprecedented for an Israeli prime minister. [Haaretz]
• An interview with Tablet Magazine contributing editor Judith Shulevitz on her new book, The Sabbath World. [The Jewish Star]
• "I just flew back from the Middle East, and boy are my arms tired!" is not the joke Vice President Biden made last night. Instead he said, "I just got back from five days in the Middle East. I love to travel, but it's great to be back to a place where a boom in housing construction is actually a good thing." [Haaretz]


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The October 2013 Call for Artists is now closed.
If you're an artist interested in having your work displayed in the library's Community Room gallery, the library holds a Call for Artists every October. To be notified for the next Call for Artists you can connect with the library via twitter, facebook, or our e-mail newsletter [1].
New to Exhibiting?
Check out some of the books below for helpful advice about exhibiting your artwork. All of these books are available through Clackamas County libraries. (Click the link for each title to find out availability in the catalog).
- The Business of Being an Artist [2], by Daniel Grant
- How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul [3], by Carroll Michels
- Writing the Artist Statement: Revealing the True Spirit of Your Work [4], by Ariane Goodwin
- The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love [5], by Jackie Battenfield
- I'd Rather be in the Studio: The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion [6], by Alyson Stanfield
- Art/Work: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career [7], by Heather Darcy Bhandari
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4 Night, 1 Day Guided Saltwater Fishing, 1 Day Bear Watch, 1 Glacier Bay Day Cruise, 1 Day Kayak with Whales Package
Lodge Rate: $2,475.00
Cabin Rate: $2,663.00
Packages include lodging, meals, ground transportation to and from the Gustavus airport, transportation to and from package activities, 50 lbs. fish packing and fishing license for your package. Fishing Package rates are based on a minimum of 2 anglers. All packages are subject to 3% sales and 4% bed tax.
Prices are per person, prices are based on double occupancy. Alcoholic beverages and gratuities are not included. For our payment terms, please visit our Payment Policies page.
Saltwater Fishing
Location: Icy Straits and Outer Coast of Southeast Alaska depending on time of year and fish species.
Duration: 8 hours
Highlights: Fishing for some of the best halibut, salmon, ling cod, and rockfish with the potential to catch a record fish at anytime.
Trip Summary: Spend the day with some of the best fishing guides that Alaska has to offer. Glacier Bay and Icy Strait possess all the best attributes of saltwater big game fishing. For more information on Saltwater fishing visit our website page dedicated to Alaska Saltwater Fishing.
Bear Viewing on Admiralty Island (available mid-July through mid-September)
Location: Pack Creek on Admiralty Island
Duration: All day
Highlights: Up close and personal with brown bears, great photo shots.
Price: $1,000 round trip charters the plane and you can take up to 4 people, 700 lbs max
Trip Summary: Experience up close the awesome brown bear in all of its majesty. This flight takes you to the land of the bears, Admiralty Island, where bears have been coming to feed in the salmon rich streams for centuries. This trip includes a water landing in a float plane for viewing and photography. Price includes permit required for drop off at Pack Creek.
Glacier Bay National Park Day Cruise
Location: Glacier Bay National Park
Duration: 8 hours
Highlights: Margerie and Grand Pacific Glaciers, two towering masses of ice and snow rising 245 feet above the waterline and stretching another 100 feet below the water.
Trip Summary: Join us on The Baranof Wind Glacier Tour, an eight hour cruise aboard a 149 passenger high-speed catamaran. The tour itinerary covers the west arm of Glacier Bay National Park and highlights the natural history, wildlife, geography, and tidewater glaciers of the area. Spend the day on the waters of Glacier Bay and see magnificent tidelwater glaciers, towering snow-capped mountains, spectacular wildlife, whales, sea lions, rare birds, black bear, brown bears, seals, eagles, and much more along mile after mile of pristine coastline. A knowledgeable Park Naturalist narrates the tour and answers your questions. This is a wonderful family trip! Lunch is included and served on board with additional snacks and beverages available from the concessionaire.
Whales! Day Trip – Kayak
Location: Icy Strait, Point Adolphus
Duration: Typically leave Gustavus dock at 9:00am, returning to dock between 3:00 – 4:15pm
Paddle Distance: 4-8 miles
Highlights: Paddling sea kayaks, photography, whale watching, lunch
Trip Summary: We start our trip in the morning with a short boat ride across Icy Strait to Point Adolphus. The ocean around Point Adolphus is a meeting place of currents flowing around Chichagof Island into the Inside Passage. This nutrient rich confluence feeds an abundance of marine life from tiny barnacles to giant whales. Otters, seals, porpoise, sea lions and whales swim along the point in noisy groups. Summer is the time for them to stock up on the nutrients that will carry them through the long winter. We respect them and do not crowd them; our greatest pleasure is to share these creatures' space without disrupting their lives.
Our Whales! day trip includes a kayaking orientation on the beach at Point Adolphus in the morning by one of our highly trained guides. We provide snacks throughout the day and a full lunch including smoked salmon or halibut, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus homemade desserts. Included in the trip price is the round-trip charter boat transportation between Gustavus and Point Adolphus, all kayaking and safety equipment, raingear, rubber boots, dry bags, lunch and ground transportation in Gustavus.


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£9,000 (2013/14)
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£14,750 (2013/14)
General Funding Notes
Details about financial support are available at: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/ug-finance
Key Facts
Research Assessment Exercise
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Dutch BA
UCAS Code: R911
This four-year programme focuses on the language, culture and history of the Netherlands and Flanders, two regions neighbouring the UK that are among its largest trading partners. Students start learning Dutch from scratch and graduate as fluent and interculturally competent speakers of this global language.
Entry Requirements
A Levels
Grades | ABB |
Subjects | Foreign language preferred. |
AS Levels | A pass in a further subject at AS level or equivalent is required. |
GCSEs | English Language at grade B, plus Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs |
IB Diploma
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Subjects | A score of 16 points in three higher level subjects preferably including a foreign language, with no score lower than 5. |
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International Qualifications
In addition to A level and International Baccalaureate, UCL considers a wide range of international qualifications for entry to its undergraduate degree programmes.
University Preparatory Certificates
UCL offers intensive one-year foundation courses to prepare international students for a variety of degree programmes at UCL.
The University Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are for international students of high academic potential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree programmes at UCL and other top UK universities.
For more information see our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will also need to satisfy UCL's English Language Requirements. A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.
Degree Summary
Degree Benefits
- No previous knowledge of Dutch is required, as you will receive intensive language training in the first two years if you start the subject from scratch. You may also start as a more advanced speaker of Dutch.
- You can go on summer language courses after the first year and will spend the third year of study in Holland or Flanders (the northern part of Belgium), benefiting from the extensive contacts the department has with Dutch and Belgian universities including Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden and Antwerp.
- You will study in a small, friendly department which has a staff-student ratio unusual in higher education.
- You will have access to the most comprehensive Dutch Library in the English-speaking world, including our collection of Dutch and Belgian films and documentaries on DVD and multimedia learning resources.
The Dutch BA is a four year, single-subject programme. Each year students take a total of four course credits. The intensive language course develops practical language skills while the cultural studies courses focus on issues of identities and communities, and ways of investigating contemporary culture. Aside from core courses you can choose options in literature, history and sociolinguistics.
You may also take School of European Languages, Culture and Society (ELCS) courses, which allow students to study literature, film, art and culture from outside their subject area(s), focusing on broad cultural movements, issues and approaches from an interdisciplinary perspective and drawing on the full range of specialisms within the school.
The third year of study is spent in the Netherlands or Belgium during which you may study at a Dutch or Belgian university, teach as a language assistant, or work on placement in a field related to your studies or intended career.
Your Learning
We teach Dutch using modern communicative methods to develop fluency, accuracy and an understanding of stylistic issues. Literature, history, linguistics and cultural studies are taught through a mixture of seminars, group work, web-based courses and tutorials. You will be able to get involved with VirtualDutch, a collaborative teaching network between UCL and Cambridge, Sheffield and Nottingham Universities.
Courses are assessed by various methods: written and oral/aural examinations, essays, presentations and project work.
Degree Structure
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual courses, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Courses are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional courses varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
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Your Career
A substantial number of our graduates use their language skills in a variety of contexts, such as public relations (often for multinational companies, of which plenty have Dutch origins), insurance, banking, political and cultural institutions, or in teaching and translating. Some graduates go on to Master's or PhD programmes.
There is significant and growing demand for Dutch-speaking graduates, despite the recession, as evidenced by regular requests from employers to the department. In the English-speaking context, a university graduate with a good command of Dutch is rare indeed, giving the graduate in Dutch a major asset.
Belgium and the Netherlands belong to the world's most advanced manufacturing and trading areas and are among Britain's largest trading partners, housing the headquarters of numerous multinational companies and the political heart of the European Union and NATO. Dutch has 23 million speakers worldwide and Afrikaans, closely related to Dutch, has some 17 million.
First career destinations of recent graduates (2009-2011) of this programme include:
- Lecturer, UCL (2011)
- Financial Analyst, Pernod Ricard (2010)
- Ethnic Minorities Disability Project Officer, Hampstead County Council (2010)
- Research, Reed Business Information (2009)
- Policy Officer, Royal Netherlands Embassy, London (2009)
Find out more about London graduates' careers by visiting the Careers Group (University of London) website:
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You are able to take this programme without any previous knowledge of Dutch. However, the degree does require an interest in languages and a proven ability in language learning (see entry requirements). We take into account your academic performance and educational background, but also place great importance on your personal statement, your motivation to study Dutch, and your referee's report.
How to Apply
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.
If your application demonstrates that your academic ability and motivation makes you well-suited to our degree you will be invited to attend an applicant open day and will have the opportunity to meet a member of staff. You may be asked to respond to an admissions questionnaire and/or attend an interview.
For overseas candidates or candidates for whom travelling to UCL is difficult alternative arrangements will be made. Our admissions process aims to assess your linguistic abilities and attainments as well as cultural awareness and intellectual potential.
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I've never been to this event, but those of you near Greenstreet Gardens might want to check it out:
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AHAA Leads Industry to Improve Hispanic ROI (November 2014)
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I'll admit I couldn't resist buying a box of the blue pint jars last year (who else will fess up? :-) I just got an email showing a preview of this year's limited edition - green Perfection pints. Yep, I'll get sucked in again. |
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I got a case of the blue ones on clearance at Target last year - I'll have to see the green in person, but not going to pay over $2/jar for them. Waiting for pink - that might look better. I don't think most food looks too appetizing in blue or maybe even green glass. And I still have a dozen pints that came in the bundle with my Presto. Just wish they'd make smooth-sided jelly jars again. I saw smooth-sided quarts on JoAnn website last year but they were expensive too. |
I actually just use them for dry storage like beans and rice or for flower arrangements. They look pretty on my kitchen hutch :-) I agree, food doesn't look terribly appetizing tinted blue. Do you mean the 1/2 pint jelly jars? I bought a lot this year that aren't quilted but are embossed with the Ball logo. Also, I bought a couple of boxes of plain, smooth sided 1/4 pint and 1/2 pint jars from Fillmore Container. I use them for recipe samples and have all kinds of notes stuck to them about which recipe, when to open to taste test, etc. Easier when the jars are smooth. Fillmore was very reasonable as far as shipping, and their service has always been excellent. |
I have heard of Fillmore, will have to look into minimum orders. Yes, I tend to buy the (less expensive) embossed logo jars instead of the quilted (was using quilted for our own jellies, until I ran out of "plain" this summer and put up some "specialty" flavors in quilted). I use the lids for labels, can just manage to fit all required info (ingredients, name, address, Best By date) on them. But once (if) I start selling acidified foods there will be more info required so smooth-sided jars that I can fit a larger label on would be nice, unless I want to go to WM pints (and quarts) for everything. Green ones might be nice for pickles, and look like they make pretty vases. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 13:45
Ball has both the quilted 1/2 pints and the non-quilted 1/2 pints. At Walmart the plain one are cheaper, and I like them better. The quilted one are prettier and the light shines thru them differently. I won't buy the colored ones, so whoever can have my share. I like to see exactly what my produce looks like, not tinted. Sheila, I've stocked up on my jelly jars, got about 20 dozen in storage ready for this years jam/jellies. Need about 5 more dozen to be sure. Fillmore's not cheaper than buying Ball at WM, then add shipping. They don't come with lids or rings from what I've found out. Marla |
The "plain" jars at WM still don't have decent room for label b/c of the logo and markings. Haven't bought any 1/2 pints recently, last I looked they were up to $7.99/doz. Still cheaper than Goodwill - unless I luck out on a case of quilted crystal for $8 which I have a couple of times (or half price sale at Ace). I gripe at the cashiers that they mark the used jelly jars without lids or rings for $1 each when I can get them for between $8-$11/doz NEW at WM or Ace depending on if plain or quilted. I actually saw a few pints marked $3 each at Goodwill last month - not sure who was doing the pricing that day! I've managed to build a pretty good stock of lids and some rings (mostly the larger size) but jelly jars are something I keep running out of. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 10:13
I haven't had any problem using the 2x4 labels, even over the embossed jars. I won't pay $1 per jar, especially without a new lid and ring. I'm sure at one time in the future, I'll have to, but not now. I always seemed to have an abundance of wide mouth rings, but they are wearing out now. Regular mouth, I regularly have to buy lids and rings. Seriously thinking about just buying a sleeve of rings. My problem is I want to match the rings to the lids and many of my rings are gold and Ball has changed their lids to the silver color. For my own canning, I don't care if they match, but when I canning for sale, I want to the jars to look better. |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 near Clemson, SC (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 14:39
At the end of 2013, October or November, I guess, Sam's had boxes of dozens of the blue heritage jars for about $10. Half the price I've seen elsewhere the rest of the year. At the end of the summer into fall, Lowe's was putting their things on sale and I got a 6 pack for $5. Also got several dozen other sizes for about $5 each. Even quarts, it seems like. Lids were down to $1 per box for regular and $1.25 for wide mouth. Lids with rings were about twice that, I think. I never did see the pint and a half jars go on sale anywhere, and I was watching. As for your non-quilted jars, look at Ace Hardware's website. They have just about every size Ball/Kerr make and there is free shipping to a local Ace Hardware Store. They even carry the Kerr half pint, wide mouth, non-Elite, non-quilted, straight sided jars. Those may be my new favorite jar. I saw last week someone wanted $5 per quart jar on Craig's List. I sent them a note asking if they really meant per jar or per dozen and they meant per jar. But they'd sell them for $3 if I really wanted them. They needed rent money. I hope they find somebody to help them. I'd have to really really want them to pay that. |
Sorry I posted such a frivolous topic. Obviously, herfamilysfarm has strong opinions. Hope this is a great harvest year for all of us. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 17:04
No malna, not a frivolous topic, just not something I would use myself. I have several old blue and green jars that I use for seeds. I am the type of person that doesn't spend for pretties. I wouldn't know what to do with them. Never had any extra money over my life. I do enjoy looking at other's creative efforts, I just not. I'm also hoping for a wonderful harvest year this coming season. I didn't get as much of certain things canned up. BTW, I have enjoyed so many of your recipes and advice, you are definitely more experienced in areas than I am. Marla |
Sorry I started going OT when I mentioned I wished they'd bring back the smooth (non embossed, non quilted) jars - and then kept going. |
Just got an email - they have blue and green lids and bands now. I was excited until I clicked the link and saw the price - almost $1 each ($5.95 for 6)! Now, if they brought out a replica of the old zinc lids I might be tempted to buy a few just for display on my old jars... |
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