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The 2013 concert, taking place on September 21 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., features a hashtag, webcast, and app.
Farm Aid, a nonprofit that seeks to keep family farmers on their land and runs an annual benefit concert that has raised more than $43 million since 1985, has launched #Road2FarmAid in advance of its upcoming 2013 concert.
#Road2FarmAid kicked off August 28 on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. It invites fans to contribute photos and videos about their journey to Farm Aid 2013 or their visions for strong farm and food communities. At the same time, it also seeks to create a conversation about family farmers and the food they produce.
"We invite you, too, to tell us how you're getting ready for Farm Aid 2013, whether you're joining us in person at SPAC or watching and listening from home," Farm Aid writes in its blog. "We want to know what your road to Farm Aid looks like, and what you do in your daily life to support family farmers and good food."
In return, participants will be eligible to win two front row tickets to Farm Aid 2013.
Farm Aid Communications Director Jennifer Fahy says Farm Aid is seeding the promotion with its own stories of repeat visitors, including a producer who has toured with the Rolling Stones and Sting, as well as a group of Missouri farmers and a farmer co-op that raises pork in environmentally friendly ways.
"We're telling stories behind the scenes and asking everyone else to tell stories," she says.
So far, that also includes photos of gardens, farms, and Farm Aid tickets and t-shirts from over the years, she adds.
"It is a social campaign we dreamed up knowing that people come to Farm Aid from all over. We have regulars who come from Hawaii, Alaska, and Finland and farmers who come, too, from all across the country, so we wanted to give folks a chance to document what that road is whether they're coming from Saratoga or around the world," Fahy says. "We want to document that and also want to have an opportunity for people who aren't actually coming to the show to participate. We're saying [the road] doesn't end at the concert - it goes on and on. We're also asking people to document how they're supporting farmers in everyday life."
A page on the Farm Aid website aggregates submitted content.
Farm Aid will take place on September 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It will feature Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Jack Johnson, Amos Lee, and Toad the Wet Sprocket, among others. The 2013 concert will have 25,000 attendees. It sold out after four days.
A webcast will air September 21 from 5 to 11 p.m. ET on farmaid.org. It will feature artist performances as well as behind-the-scenes content like: interviews with artists, farmers, and fans; demonstrations from the Homegrown Village, where concertgoers engage in interactive exhibits; an overview of Farm Aid's Homegrown Concessions, which brings family farm food to concertgoers; and a peek into the festival's production.
The Farm Aid 2013 concert will also be broadcast live on Willie Nelson's SiriusXM channel and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio app, as well as on siriusxm.com beginning at 2 p.m. ET on September 21. The live broadcast will also include behind-the-scenes coverage and backstage interviews.
What's more, for the first time, concertgoers will be able to access "the entire Farm Aid experience" with the official Farm Aid 2013 mobile app, which Farm Aid says will be available "soon" for iPhone and Android devices. Fans will be able to view the entire schedule and add artists, workshops, and artist briefings to make their own personalized schedules.
@FarmAid has 22,000 followers and 61,000 Facebook fans.
Farm Aid 2013 is sponsored by Chipotle Mexican Grill, Amy's Kitchen, Farm Family Insurance, Horizon Organic, American Harvest, Rudi's Bakery, Organic Valley, Applegate, Greener Fields Together, EcoScraps, PLOTSAVER, and Taste NY.
Nelson, Young, and Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985. Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors in 2001.
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Purple Pants
I love these pants. They're waterproof, they fit great, they're comfortable, and the suspenders are just plain cool. They have a loose fit, so if you're looking for a more feminine, fitted style, don't go with these. The only downside is that they're more purple than blue (they look blue in the pics). Oh, and they don't have a lot of pocket space.
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Jaguar claims that ADC offers increased traction while avoiding the negatives of a fully mechanical differential such as increased understeer. Jaguar says that in dynamic mode, the dampers are stiffened and with the stability control switched off, ADC allows controllable power oversteer and improved off-throttle stability. We can't wait to see how these new systems work on the road.
Visually, the XFR gets the logical upgrades. Twenty-inch, twin seven-spoke alloy wheels are standard. The front fascia gains a larger lower grill and chrome outboard air intakes. The hood also features louvers. The XFR also features sill extensions and a new rear lower valence. Finally, a new exterior mirror design with integrated LED blinkers is used. Inside, new leather and 18-way adjustable sport seats (14-way for the front passenger) are fitted. Unique dark oak veneer with dark mesh aluminum trim is also standard.
We're excited to drive the new XFR. Orders begin in Europe in February and we expect to see cars on sale in the U.S. this summer. But the XFR isn't the only change in the XF model line for 2010. Replacing the 4.2-liter supercharged engine is a normally-aspirated version of the XFR's 5.0-liter V-8. This 385 hp, 380 lb-ft engine utilizes direct-injection as well and fits in nicely between the XFR's 510-hp powerplant and the carryover 300 hp, 4.2-liter V8. Other notable changes include the availability of a Portfolio model with more luxurious interior appointments and an upgraded navigation system available on all XF models that now includes turn-by-turn instructions in the message center between the speedometer and the tachometer. It's nice that Jaguar isn't leaving one of our favorite mid-size luxury cars alone despite it being only a year old.
The big news for the 2010 Jaguar XFR is its engine, the snappy sedan gets a new 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 with a BMW M5-conquering 510 hp. Read the full story on the 2010 Jaguar XFR sedan featured at the 2009 NAIAS Detroit Auto show at Automobile Magazine online.
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Sorry, I can't pile on the love like my coworkers have been doing. The 2010 Ford Mustang is a car I really hoped to love, but as soon as I sat behind the wheel I knew it wouldn't work out. Since Ford doesn't offer a telescoping steering column, I wasn't able to find a comfortable seating position. I spent a weekend with my knees crushed by the dashboard, and I still couldn't get a secure grip on the wheel. I'd forgive this if I were abnormally tall or had an uncommonly long set of legs, but I'm not much over six feet and I can easily buy pants off the rack at any store. There's no way I can enjoy my time behind the wheel if I don't have a safe driving position.
The little idiosyncrasies associated with a live rear axle might be more endearing if I fit in the car better, but fighting with the rear end isn't entertaining with a so-so grip on the wheel. Given the condition of the roads around here, I wasn't even hammering the car and I still had to make a lot of corrections to keep it pointing where I wanted to go. Also, that live axle makes launching the Mustang a real pain. I know I'm spoiled by the sophisticated suspensions and launch control systems on cars like the Audi R8 and the Nissan GT-R, but the Mustang should still be able to put down the power more smoothly.
But there is still some good news for the 2010 Mustang. The interior is great now. Everything works like it should, and the layout is very simple and efficient. Sync works very well, and the ability to control everything from the radio to your cell phone with voice commands is a huge help with a car that demands both hands on the wheel most of the time. The materials used inside now feel very upscale, especially compared with the penalty box that was masquerading as an interior before.
There are enough upgrades to the car to keep Mustang fans happy, but there are a lot of other cars for $30,000+ that enthusiasts should consider. Nissan 370Z, anyone?
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Brigadier (United Kingdom)
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Brigadier (abbreviated Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. Brigadier is the superior rank to colonel, but subordinate to major-general. While the corresponding rank of brigadier general in many other nations is a general officer rank, the British Army considers it a field officer rank.
The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-6, placing it equivalent to the Royal Navy commodore and the Royal Air Force air commodore ranks. It is also equivalent to a brigadier general (1-star general) in the United States of America.
The rank insignia for a brigadier is a crown over three "pips" ("Bath" stars). The rank insignia for a brigadier-general was crossed sword and baton.
In 1922 the appointment of brigadier-general was replaced by those of colonel-commandant and colonel on the staff. These appointments, although reflecting its modern role in the British Army as a senior colonel rather than a junior general, were not well received and were both replaced with brigadier from 1 June 1928.[1]
Until shortly after World War II, brigadier was an appointment conferred on colonels (as commodore was an appointment conferred on naval captains) rather than a substantive rank.[1] The Royal Marines retained this until 1997, when both commodore and brigadier became substantive ranks.[2]
Junior officer rank[edit]
Historically, brigadier and sub-brigadier were the junior officer ranks in the Troops of Horse Guards. This corresponded to French practice, where a brigadier was the cavalry equivalent of a corporal. To reflect the status of the Horse Guards as Household Troops, brigadiers ranked with lieutenants and sub-brigadiers with cornets in other cavalry regiments. When the Horse Guards were disbanded in 1788, the brigadiers and sub-brigadiers of the 1st and 2nd Troops became lieutenants and cornets in the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Life Guards, respectively.[3]
Brigadier remains the lowest officer rank in the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland. There are twelve brigadiers on the establishment, ranking after ensigns.[4]
- ^ a b "New Army Rank of Brigadier", The Times, 23 December 1927
- ^ Debrett's
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 13005. p. 325. 5—8 July 1788.
- ^ Royal Company of Archers, royal.gov.uk. Accessed 1 July 2012
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- Army Ranks - British Army website
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This month Stuart Pearson looks at email: how it works, how to set up your own email account, and different aspects of sending and receiving messages.
Electronic Mail:
The rise of electronic mail to the most widely used form of digital communication, especially in the business world, has been quite rapid. The predecessor to email, standard postal mail, now dubbed snail mail, has seen a rapid decline. This is due to the fact that email is perceived to be free and it is this perception that allows us to send information little and often a method that would never be employed if we had to pay the price of a first or second class stamp for every email sent; we would simply send one larger message through.
With that in mind it can be seen how email has become a must-have form of communication in the digital age; in fact email is a requirement to sign up to most social networking sites. Internet Service Providers (ISP) will usually allow you to create an email address and use their servers, there are also a number of companies out there who provide email for you to use. They mostly offer the same service but some will offer virus scanning and spam filtering on the server side, which is good as it means that anything malicious can be prevented from ever entering your computer. However, this service should never be the only form of internet protection used and should be used along with your local anti-malware software as a belts and braces form of protection.
Once you have found the right ISP for you, it then comes down to choosing an email address. Different providers will have different rules as to which part of the address can be altered, it is usually anything prior to the @ sign. Some providers will also allow you to change the first word after the @ sign as well. Although it is possible in some cases to include a space in your email address it is best to avoid using one as there are providers, hotmail being one, which will not allow mail to be sent to an email address containing a space. It is best to stick to alpha-numeric values and hyphens - or underscores _ as word separators. The second part of the address is usually made up of the domain name of the provider, for example Hotmail.com. Domain names are purchased by companies and individuals to make it easier for them to be identified on the internet.
Every server on the internet has a unique address, for example 192.168.2.1, might be a hotmail email server. If you can imagine the number of these addresses, it would be very difficult for us to remember every address for every website we would like to visit. Domain names were created as a way of making things easy to remember, I would like to visit Microsofts website so it is much easier to remember http://www.microsoft.com than http://184.108.40.206, both addresses will take you to the same page. In the background when you type in www.microsoft.com in your browser, a request is sent to a Domain Name Server (DNS) asking it to give the numeric address for that domain.
Mail Servers
Once you have your mailbox setup on the server you will need to configure your email client. Configuration required will depend on your chosen mail clients, Windows clients will have Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail or Outlook Express depending on the version of Windows installed. Any Apple users will have the Mail
program on their computer/device. The details required to configure your client, be it on your computer, tablet PC or Smartphone will be the same and are as follows:


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Cops Hunt Staten Island Bank Robber
By Alan Neuhauser on May 25, 2012 7:07am
STATEN ISLAND — Cops are hunting a man who robbed a Northfield Bank branch in Stapleton on May 1.
The man entered the Bay Street bank at about 11:15 a.m., passed a note to a teller demanding money, then fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.
The suspect is described as 25 to 35 years old, 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds. A white patch covered his right eye, and he was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans and dark glasses.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477).


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Would someone intelligent in climate explain something to me I've wondered about? Does the Gulf Stream have any warming effect on North America at all or do most of its advantages go to Europe? After all, Ireland, England, and even places like Denmark, which are significantly further north than, say, where I am, in Virginia, have zone 8 or 9 winters--milder than my own climate. I don't understand it. We don't seem to get any warming effect at all. Even the Pacific coast is warmer further up north than the North American Atlantic coast.
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I'm definitely not intelligent about climate matters, but I've spent lots of vacations on the Outer Banks of NC listening to my husband talk about the Gulf Stream (he's semi-intelligent about these things!) The Gulf Stream definitely has a warming effect on the water in the area there. My limited travel on the West Coast suggests that the water there is actually colder than the East Coast in the summer. Interesting question - I'm looking forward to intelligent responses. I wonder if we can find a way to create zone 8 or 9 winters here, short of global warming? |
- Posted by brent_in_nova z7/6 VA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 1, 06 at 12:06
Below is a link to the Wikipedia article on the Gulf Stream. I did not read the entire page, but it does say that it does keep portions of Europe warmer and that during the Summer the Gulf Stream keeps portions of our east coast cooler during the summer. - Brent |
Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia - Gulf Stream
Most of the Gulfstream's eastcoast winter warming is futher north. Yarmounth, Nova Scotia is much warmer than you would expect in the winter because of how close to shore the gulf stream is there. |
- Posted by babywatson 7 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 8, 06 at 23:05
Yeah, shoulda figured, we get no benefit here in NoVa at all. No wonder we're only zone 7. |
Give it a few years and you'll be a zone 8. I've really noticed many former annuals making it through our winters lately- Purple Heart, Victoria salvia, Miss Huff verbena and some creeping verbenas that escaped from a container last year (they stayed evergreen). Cannas and gladiolus are reliable now. Spring is earlier by at least a week (Cornell study, if I remember correctly), fall is later, and the lows in winter are not as low as they have been. |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 19, 06 at 10:07
The PNW is warmer because of the way the jetstream tends to configure itself (ridging) in winter, so the coldest air tends to be shunted further north of that area. Here on the east coast, we tend to experience the troughing of that same jet (which then balances that persistent western winter ridge). However whenever we experience a warm spell in winter (ridging in the east), that's because the trough forms over in the west and they end up with temps like we get in winter (with freezes and snow,etc.). Depending on the position of seasonal High or Low pressure systems, coastal areas in the west end up under a persistent marine influence that keeps their temperatures cool in summer and skies perpetually overcast in spring. I don't complain too much because the further inland you go at our latitude, the colder it gets in winter as there are often arctic troughs that come through the central U.S. which results in portions of places as far south as northern Texas & Oklahoma, etc., that are rated Zone 5/6. The Atlantic Ocean in general does moderate the coastal plain in winter because it takes time to cool off during fall and anyone east of the Appalachians get additonal moderation as the mountains often block the coldest air and the downsloping winds coming off the mountains on the eastern side, tends to warm the air. Thing is the ocean also drags out the spring as it takes time for it to warm up. |
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Hi, does anyone have an update on their experience with this vine in the Midwest? Are the fruits &/ or flowers as decorative as described by the garden catalog? Any problems?
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Flowers are small (but calling them magnolia-like is fair if you are using a magnifying glass). The few flowers mine produced last year were fragrant, but not overwhelmingly so. I have yet to have fruit set. It is an otherwise healthy plant that grows well for me in partial shade. Be warned, this plant is sexed. There are separate male and female plants, and you will need both if you are looking to produce fruit (there is a restaurant in Mass that reportedly sells juice and uses the fruit culinarily). There is a self-fertile variety called, I think, Eastern Prince. A good source for it will be linked below. ~Chills |
Here is a link that might be useful: burnt ridge nursery
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I have the Eastern Prince and Planted it about 3 or 4 years ago and although it has vined about 6 or more feet no flowers yet.... |
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RANCHI: The state is not only prone to accidents but also vulnerable to crime, especially on national highways.
Alarmed over the spurt in increasing number of trucks and SUV hijackings on NHs passing through Ranchi and other adjoining districts, the Jharkhand Truck Owners' Association (JTOA) has decided to meet DGP G S Rath soon and request him to check the growing menace. "Gangs from Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are mostly involved in the crime," said JTOA president Uday Shankar Ojha here on Friday.
Ojha said over 50 trucks have been already hijacked from Ranchi and adjoining districts in the past six months. "Truck owners are mortally scared. The incidents mostly occur on the Ranchi-Patna, Ranchi-Tata highways and NH near Barhi," he added.
Police sources also confirmed that of late series of truck hijacking incidents have been reported. "In NCR, over a dozen gangs engaged in lifting trucks, SUVs and three-wheelers have been busted recently. While petty criminals have been arrested there, kingpins have escaped and moved to Jharkhand and Bihar," said the police.
Ranchi SSP Saket K Singh said the city police have already nabbed some hijackers. "Quite a few cases of truck and SUV liftings have been lodged with the various police stationss. But now we have increased our vigil on the national highways, which has yielded positive results," said City SP Ranjeet K Prasad.
The Oremanjhi police station has solved one such case recently. "A Haryana-based gang was involved in lifting of vehicles, in which around half-a-dozen criminals have been arrested," said a senior police officer there. The police have also made some arrests in case of truck lifting from the Booty More locality.
Sources in the police said the gangs generally comprise around half-a-dozen men. They move in SUVs and after intercepting the target vehicle, they hijack it on gunpoint. Few city-based criminals, who have been recently released on bail, are also involved in these activities.
Hazaribag is 90 km (approx) from Ranchi. A stretch of about 40 km between Ranchi and Hazaribag passes through dense forests and zigzag valleys. Police presence is sparse and the criminals often take advantage of this.On number of occasions, drivers and cleaners have been found with their hands and legs tied and left in the forests.
Hazaribagh SP Pankaj Kamboj has also busted half-a-dozen such gangs in the recent months. "Police stations situated across these valleys (ghatis), including those at entry and exit points have been instructed to maintain strict vigil. It has helped us to recover vehicles lifted from Ranchi and other states," said Kamboj.
"At times, even vehicle lifters have abandoned the vehicles in the ghatis," he added. The truck owners' association, however, is not satisfied with the recent arrests.
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