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Special occasions aren't quite as celebratory without a few sweet treats. Light cupcakes topped with fluffy icing, a slice of cake filled with thick, creamy fillings and buttery cookies that have that perfect crunch. Those are three of my favorite things, and when they are homemade – even better!
Moms are the ones who whip up these delicacies time and time again, which is why Mother's Day is the perfect time to take her out of the kitchen and treat her to a sweet surprise. Pretty is always good, which is why I scouted out 10 treats that look just as good as they taste.
Not handy in the kitchen? You don't have to be. Each one of these delicious desserts are easy to make and don't require a whole lot of time. Enjoy and a very Happy Mother's Day to all of you amazing moms out there!
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Mary Gliding Cradle's higher bed position makes it easy for parents take care of their baby. It glides smoothly and gently to help your infant fall asleep. The special design of the gliding lock stopper can easily secure or release the gliding motion.
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5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." | 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." |
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Sharon O'Brien (Norfolk, Massachusetts) - 2000 Saab 9-3
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Robin Hood (1991 film)
Robin Hood | |
Original theatrical poster
Directed by | John Irvin |
Produced by | Tim Bevan Sarah Radclyffe |
Written by | Sam Resnick John McGrath |
Starring | Patrick Bergin Uma Thurman Jürgen Prochnow Edward Fox Jeroen Krabbé[1] |
Music by | Geoffrey Burgon |
Cinematography | Jason Lehel |
Edited by | Peter Tanner |
company |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[2] |
Release dates
13 May 1991 (Fox TV) |
Running time
116 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Robin Hood is a 1991 film starring Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman. In the US, the film appeared as a television film on the Fox network. It was released in cinemas in several countries in Europe and elsewhere, including Australia, New Zealand and Japan.[3]
Another film using the well-known Robin Hood story was released theatrically the same year. The film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, was a Hollywood blockbuster with a much bigger budget and high-profile stars such as Kevin Costner.
The film begins when a miller, who is poaching deer on lands belonging to the King of England, is detected by a hunting party led by the evil knight Sir Miles Folcanet (Jürgen Prochnow). The miller flees the hunting party until he runs into a Saxon earl, Robert Hode (Patrick Bergin), and his friend, Will. The miller pleads for help as the Normans arrive and threaten to poke the miller's eyes out. Before they can carry out the punishment, Hode (urged by Will) stops them. Folcanet is enraged and demands that Hode be punished by the local Sheriff (shire-reeve), Roger Daguerre (Jeroen Krabbé).
Daguerre is Robert's friend and initially orders a light punishment, but Hode feels betrayed, insults Daguerre, and is outlawed as a result. He flees into Sherwood Forest, meets John Little and the usual cast of Merry Men, and under the name "Robin Hood" takes up arms and fights against the Norman nobility. Robin also falls for Daguerre's niece, Mariane (Uma Thurman), who is promised to Folcanet, and the climax of the film is an attack on Nottingham Castle to stop the wedding.
- Patrick Bergin as Sir Robert Hode / Robin Hood[4]
- Uma Thurman as Maid Marian
- Jürgen Prochnow as Sir Miles Folcanet
- Edward Fox as Prince John
- Jeroen Krabbé as Baron Roger Daguerre
- Owen Teale as Will Scarlett
- David Morrissey as Little John
- Jeff Nuttall as Friar Tuck
- Danny Webb as Much the Miller
- Carolyn Backhouse as Nicole, Roger's Mistress
- Barry Stanton as Miter
- Conrad Asquith as Lodwick
- Phelim McDermott as Jester
- Caspar De La Mare as Sam Timmons the Carpenter
- Cecily Hobbs as Mabel
- Gabrielle Reidy as Lily
- Stephen Pallister as Jack Runnel
The film shares some of its underlying plot with the famous 1938 swashbuckler, The Adventures of Robin Hood, concentrating on the struggle between Normans and Saxons. Details of the storyline and the identities of the characters differ widely, however, between the two versions.
Although the familiar characters Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet and Much the Miller's Son appear in this version, the traditional Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisbourne have been replaced by original antagonists. The Baron Daguerre takes the Sheriff's place as the scheming, greedy tax collector (though in this version, he is originally Robin's friend), and Folcanet stands in for Guy as the violent, vindictive knight after Robin's head (and Marian's maidenhead).[5] Unlike many modern versions of the story, King Richard does not appear at the end, and instead Daguerre is reconciled with Hode and promises a future where Saxons and Normans are treated equally.
It was filmed on location at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, a medieval-style Victorian-era edifice built between 1842 and 1851. Some filming was also done near Betws-y-Coed in North Wales.
Historical realism[edit]
While still a medieval fantasy, the filmmakers clearly intended this version of Robin Hood's tale to be a more gritty, realistic and historically accurate retelling of the famous legend than is found in the typically glossy and romanticised Hollywood treatment of 'Olde England'. The medieval world shown here is dark, dirty and dangerous.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (13 May 1991). "Fox TV on Target With 'Robin Hood'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (13 May 1991). "Fox TV on Target With 'Robin Hood'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Susan King, Robin Hood' Role, Fate Collide For Patrick Bergin, The Pittsburgh Press, 05/12/1991
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (13 May 1991). "Review/Television; A Robin Hood for Today Sees the Humor in His Job". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Fox's 'Robin Hood' Arrives". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
External links[edit]
- Robin Hood at the Internet Movie Database
- Robin Hood at AllMovie
- Robin Hood at the TCM Movie Database


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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart in Rio De Janeiro. (February 20, 2012)
thats one thing I do like about her latinas is that they age good. Like Selena she looks like a little kid and shes like 20 lol same with eva longoria
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The contributions women have made in the promotion and development of Texas music have not been fully recognized or appreciated. This course examines the lives and contributions of Texas women composers, performers, historians, patrons, and members of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs and their various roles in the promotion and advancement of the state's music. From Mary Austin Holley to such contemporaries as Tish Hinojosa and the Dixie Chicks, we will focus on the changing roles of women and their part in the history of Texas music. We will also consider class, race, and other identity issues. This course will be conducted in both a lecture and class discussion format. Open to both music and non-music majors, there are no prerequisites for this course. The assignments will contain a substantial writing component and will fulfill part of the basic education requirement in writing.


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Organizations from around the world have been regulating emissions from industrial, commercial, and private sources for some time now. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been regulating and enforcing mandates in the United States and its coastal areas for over 40 years. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) manage the same for resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), or off-shore. The overall goal of these regulations is to achieve cleaner air and water quality. Most emissions regulations pertain to the release of CO2e, methane, and other greenhouse gases or VOCs into the atmosphere. Thermal mass flow meters offer an efficient and effective solution for many emissions monitoring applications.
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Radar is unaffected by most environmental influences such as agitated vessels, vessels with foam, high dust, vacuum, and fluctuating temperatures. While ultrasonic measurement is suitable in applications where the atmosphere is regular, radar can measure level in these difficult applications. As well, ultrasonic technology can also have difficulty during filling conditions due to the increase of the noise level. This filling noise causes the return signal to appear weaker. In fact, in some cases the signal may not be strong enough to overcome the noise.
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Sight flow indicators are commonly used in liquid applications — such as water, wastewater, petroleum, lubricants, solvents, acids and fuels — and in sanitary applications such as food & beverage where crevice-free designs may be critical. They can be equipped with mechanisms for enhancing visual observation of flow — such as rotators for clear fluids like water, flappers for flow direction and intensity, and drip tubes for very low flows — or they can be plain-style with no indicator. Gaseous flappers can be ideal for low velocity gas streams. Teflon®-lined sight flows are used for corrosive environments and to safeguard against chemical reactions.
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Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care looks at illness requiring hospitalization and treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) and finds that infection or severe sepsis, neurological dysfunction, such as delirium, or acute dialysis are all independently associated with an increased risk of a subsequent diagnosis of dementia.
This study was based on a random 5% of older (66 years or above) Medicare patients who were treated in intensive care in 2005 and whose health was followed for a further three years using Medicare claims data. Of the 25,368 patients included in the study 4,519 (17.8%) went on to receive a diagnosis of dementia during the three year follow up period.
Patients with previous indications of cognitive impairment for whom dementia could have been an escalation of a pre-existing condition were excluded from the study.
Increasing age was very strongly associated with diagnosis of dementia following ICU. The risk at 75 was more than double that of the 66 to 69 year olds. And this rose to more than five times the risk for those age 85 and older. Women had a marginally higher risk than men and, as other studies have shown, race was also important to risk. Length of stay in ICU was not a factor nor was the need for mechanical ventilation.
Three factors related to the critical illness were independently associated with an increased risk of a diagnosis of dementia: a critical illness with the presence of an infection which increased to a higher risk with more severe infection such as severe sepsis, having acute neurologic dysfunction during critical illness, including anoxic brain damage, encephalopathy, and transient mental disorders, and finally acute renal failure requiring dialysis. This last risk was time-dependent and only increased the ri
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its kind of silly that people still answer the "whats the most popular mmo" as ragnarok when nobody in onrpg plays it
Heyy if you don't like the game; I'll use that key
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Welcome to NEETdom.
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A storm that dropped tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area could bring high winds and heavy rains to the suburb that was recently hit by a deadly twister.
Damage Reported From Tornado West Of Oklahoma City
A storm dropped a tornado in Oklahoma City's western suburbs, then barreled toward the state's largest city as cameras broadcast the approach on television.
Astros Contribute To Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts
The Houston Astros will be raising money this week at Minute Maid Park for ongoing Oklahoma tornado relief efforts.
CBS News: State Medical Examiner Revises Death Toll To 24 After Victims Were Double-Counted
The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.
Police Ask Okla. Public To Avoid Storm Areas
Police in Oklahoma City have issued a request that residents stay away from areas that have sustained tornado damage.
Okla. Emergency Officials Brief Governor On Damage
Oklahoma emergency officials are briefing Gov. Mary Fallin on the extent of the damage after a mile-wide tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City area.
Police: School Near OKC Directly Hit By Tornado
The National Weather Service is cautioning that the tornado passing through Moore is so large that people may not recognize it as a twister.
Melts Down: Mike Hates Hasheem Thabeet and Derek Fisher
Mike is not a fan of Thunder players Hasheem Thabeet and Derek Fisher
Oklahoma City House Fire Kills Mother, Four Children
A fire that ripped through a home in Oklahoma City before dawn Wednesday killed a woman and her four children and left one man in critical condition with serious burns, authorities said.
Can Harden Become An Elite Starter For The Rockets?
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Started at 125lbs and crushed my previous 150lb PR with 170lbs.
3x5 Dumbell thrusters @55lbs
I just played soccer for the first time in a long time. I know I'll be sore tomorrow from all the sprinting.
Snatch balance warmup to 125lbs
Reach Snatch 1 rep max.
Started at 125lbs and crushed my previous 150lb PR with 170lbs.
3x5 Dumbell thrusters @55lbs
I walked the dog 7 miles
5x20 Clubbell swings (10b bells)
25x2 left and 25x2 right side 5kg medicine ball
Walked to work (30mins casual pace)
going for stroll for lunch break (another 30min) then home later (another 25-30min).
Might get some pull ups in after work.
Believe and achieve.
Walked the dog 2 miles
30:30 Ellyptical Intervals (elevation 12, resistance 5) 20:00
"Suffer no guilt yee who wield this in the name of Crom"
Quote on the Father's Sword
Teaching 2 x group kettlebell classes, 1 in the morn, 1 in the evening - 37 x 1 min exercises (swings, snatches, squats, lunges, windmills, core work etc), performed back to back without rests. I teach quite a bit during the class, but it still takes it out of me :-)
I failed Simplefit L3D3 by 14 seconds on Friday (rested too much on the pullups) so it's back to L3D1. Gotta beat 17 rounds.
The greater the achievement the more difficult the path. The easy road is granted to those less fortunate as a consolation prize.
6 400m sprints with 3 mins rest between
Free your mind, and your Grok will follow!
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In December 1917, a collision between the relief ship SS Imo and the munitions ship SS Mont Blanc in the port of Halifax led to a massive explosion that devastated the harbour and the city, killing thousands.
This photograph shows the damaged HMCS Niobe in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion.
Worn out by wartime service and recommisioned as a depot ship in September 1915, Niobe provided accommodation, training, and office space for the Royal Canadian Navy. Following the collision between the SS Imo and the SS Mont Blanc, Niobe sent a boat to offer assistance to the Mont Blanc, which had come to rest about a kilometre away. The explosion killed all of the boat's crew, and inflicted considerable damage on Niobe as well, killing or seriously injuring a number of people on board.
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(12-01-2013 07:21 AM)TBarn291 Wrote: Nice pickups! Where are you at with the 11 vs 12s?
(11-30-2013 04:56 PM)hgyt Wrote: his cards will be cheap now that he is going to the D league.
(12-10-2013 09:43 PM)Megatron2181 Wrote: Amazing collection! You really have some fantastic stuff. I really wish the Wizards would have kept him instead of releasing him. He would have been a much better option instead of Eric Maynor
(12-10-2013 09:58 PM)thepointguard_10 Wrote: Agreed! It still astounds me that he hasn't caught on anywhere yet. He still has tons of potential, and would be a great pass-first point guard on a team with lots of scorers.
(12-10-2013 10:03 PM)TBarn291 Wrote: Man congrats on that Caps Patch! That thing is sick.
(12-10-2013 10:38 PM)Megatron2181 Wrote: I had no idea that he signed with the 76ers. Google said he was playing in the D-League. It is odd he really hasn't gotten a chance to prove himself outside of the suns.


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tomQuest2 |
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TomQuest2 is a quest addon that is made for LibDataBroker (ldb) here is a list of addon using ldb. TomQuest2 was heavilly insipred by fubar QuestFu (thanks to kemayo for this great addon) Here is a list of Modules and their features: Quests Tooltip Display number of quests in the quest log Display number of completed quests Display maximum number of quests allowed Quest tag for daily, pvp, dungeon, number of suggested player and level Clickable tooltip and mouseOver interaction Display quest... | |||||
Learning Aid |
Oct 14, 2014 | Jamash | Release | ||
Future Hi guys, I'm working on getting a 1.12 maintenance release out. After that I want to do a refactor and redesign, which will lead to Learning Aid 2.0. This is what I'd like to put in the new versions. 1.12: Make sure everything that's still in works correctly Learning new spells when leveling up. Suppressing chat spam when swapping specs. Searching for missing spells. Putting unlearned and then relearned talent-based spells back where they were. Putting lost and regained guild perk... | |||||
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Simple and light-weight tracking of profession links and recipes for all your alts and friends. Tooltip enhancements and AH/merchant coloring for professions-related recipes and items - ideal for recipe collecting, profession leveling, and any serious crafting. NOTE: PATCH 5.4 BREAKS PV AND SIMILAR ADDONS Blizzard has made a major change to the operation of tradeskill hyperlinks in patch 5.4.0, whose implementation seriously affects their usability and fundamentally breaks addons such as... | |||||
Broker_Wintergrasper |
Oct 16, 2014 | iceeagle | Release | ||
About Broker_Wintergrasper Broker_Wintergrasper shows who controls Wintergrasp and the time until the next battle. There are no messages sent between players. The function updating the time requires that you are not in an instance, the function updating the faction requires you to be anywhere in Northrend. You have the option to: show / hide the seconds from the Broker text. By default seconds are hidden and will only show during the last minute. choose whom to notice before the battle starts... | |||||
Broker_DurabilityInfo |
Oct 16, 2014 | iceeagle | Release | ||
About Broker_DurabilityInfo Broker_DurabilityInfo is a broker plugin to display item durability and repair cost. You can also ask it to auto repair your gear. You have the option to: show / hide detailed item information show / hide durability for the items in bags use auto repair (using guild money or your own) set minimum faction reputation to use for repair use repair dialog box (pops up at vendors, asking you how to repair) enable / disable update during combat enable / disable repair... | |||||
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Broker_HealBot is a simple LibDataBroker (LDB) launcher for HealBot. Automatically hides the HealBot minimap icon and provides one-click access to HealBot options, reset, toggle and skin selection. Requires HealBot and any LDB display addon. A few options are available via the /bhb command. Need Translators!! You can contribute at: http://www.wowace.com/addons/broker_healbot/localization/ | |||||
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Battleground timers and coordination Known bugs Sometimes, if you enter a BG while you were in a differente one, ABH panel gets messed up. /console reloadui usually fixes it Common features Auto release Mini Map tooltip colorizing with class and race (if you have some tracking ability) Resource tracking. Nodes or bases status is shown in acompact frame. Clicking on a base name will: Left-Click: says "Help needed at <base name>" Middle-Click: says "<base name> now safe" Right-Click: says... | |||||
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Healers Have To Die Spot those bloody healers instantly and help them accomplish their destiny! (PVP and PVE) NOTE: Type /HHTDG to open the configuration panel. HHTD's options are not directly available in the "Interface" panel due to ongoing tainting issues Blizzard is not willing to fix. HHTD adds a red cross over enemy healer's name plates. You can't miss them! (see the screen-shot). HHTD also adds a healer role symbol abovefriendly healers' name plates. Stop the slaughter!! IMPORTANT... | |||||
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Decursive for World of Warcraft Decursive is a cleansing mod intended to make affliction removal easy, effective and fun for all the classes having this ability. Documentation: NOTE: Type /DECURSIVE to open the onfiguration panel. Decursive's options are not directly available in the "Interface" panel due to ongoing tainting issues Blizzard is not willing to fix. Decursive usage - Micro Unit Frames documentation - Decursive Macro documentation - Frequently Asked Questions - commands Decursive... |


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9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin. | 9 What shall we conclude then? Are we any better ? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. |
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HRC Calls for Pardon for Those who were Punished Alongside Alan Turing
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Following the release of the Oscar nominated film "The Imitation Game," HRC is proud to join British stars Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch in support of pardons for those who were punished alongside Alan Turing.
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January 24, 2015 by Ashley Fowler
This week, HRC Global Fellow Ernesto Zelayandia, who will join HRC on January 26 for a yearlong placement, spoke on a panel at the State Department.
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January 24, 2015 by Hayley Miller
This week, "Civil and Human Rights" was removed from the title of a major Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
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Hartford, Connecticut Mayor Pedro Segarra visited the Human Rights Campaign earlier this week to discuss his city's strong 92 out of 100 score on HRC's 2014 Municipal Equality Index (MEI).
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Today U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade ruled in favor of equality, striking down Alabama's discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying.
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Italian industrial production declined in April as demand for the nation's manufactured goods slumped at home and abroad amid Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.
Output dropped 1.9 percent from March, when it rose a revised 0.6 percent, national statistics office Istat said in Rome today. Economists forecast a fall of 0.5 percent, according to the median of 21 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. Production fell 9.2 percent from a year ago on a workday- adjusted basis.
Italy's economy fell into a recession in the fourth quarter of last year just as Prime Minister Mario Monti pushed through 20 billion euros ($25 billion) in austerity measures to tackle the debt crisis. Joblessness at 10.2 percent is the highest in more than a decade and consumer confidence is at the lowest in more than 15 years as the economy of the 17-nation euro region grinds to a halt on the debt crisis.
Italian consumer spending fell for four straight months on an annual basis through April, the last month for which data are available. Retail sales declined in nine of the last 12 months through March, while industrial orders fell for seven months through March.
European Output
Euro-area services and manufacturing output contracted at the fastest pace in almost three years in May, adding to signs the region's economy is suffering under worsening debt woes, London-based Markit Economics said on June 5. New registrations for cars in Italy declined in 11 of the 12 months through May.
The two fatal earthquakes that hit the Emilia-Romagna region last month are likely to hurt industrial output there for as long as six months, Giorgio Squinzi, the new leader of employers' lobby Confindustria, told reporters in Rome this week. Fiat SpA (F)'s sports-car makers Ferrari SpA, based in Maranello near Modena, and Maserati SpA temporarily suspended operations at factories in the region after the second temblor struck on May 29.
The affected region "makes up for more than 1 percent of Italy's gross domestic product, thus we risk an additional contraction of GDP just because of the quakes," Squinzi said.
The two quakes caused more than 4 billion euros in economic damage, Confindustria estimates. About 600 industrial companies employing more than 12,000 workers were "directly damaged" by the quakes, according to the employer lobby.
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Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post An Ebb Election, Not a Wave Election
Chip, chip, chip. Republicans have figured out the one thing that every one else has not. Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. That's why they have been able to pack the courts, pack the media, and build a political infrastructure that wins elections at the local, state, and congressional level. They have a long term vision and plan. They never stray from their path, which is to eliminate the opposition and win every public office, no matter how long it takes. Then they will worry about governing. Winning is the plan for today, tomorrow, and next year. Think about it. They have been at it since the Nixon administration. And they are succeeding. They may not take over the country this election cycle, but they aren't going to admit they are wrong about everything and change their tune for next season. They just go home, make new plans, hire new people, and go back to work.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the diary post ALEC Doesn't Care About #FreeMarkets: Explaining ALEC's Shill Bills by Connor Gibson.
"Conservatives", and "Libertarians" yap a lot about free markets, but listen to what they have to say, and it's obvious that it's all a cover for what they really believe in, which is monopoly capitalism.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Hey Look! Glenn Reynolds Is Being A Fucking Asshole Again
But seriously, I can't think of anyone I have ever seen who fills me with hope for humanity more than Gabby. She's as close to a living angel as I have ever seen. That smile! It must scare the living crap out of heartless assholes like Glenn Reynolds.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Hey Look! Glenn Reynolds Is Being A Fucking Asshole Again
Yeah, Gabby Giffords, the bully. If Gabby Giffords is a bully, then Glenn Reynolds really has no balls at all. He's just terrified of that mean girl, Gabby Giffords. Waaah! Gabby's looking at me! WaaaaaAAAAAh!
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post US Police Departments to Become More Reliant on License Plate Readers
These things are a gold mine for law enforcement. The local police bought these and mounted them on the trunks of a few patrol cars. They cruise up and down the main boulevard of their incorporated "city" and make countless u-turns to pull over motorists for expired registrations and inspection stickers. Of course, the usual "mind if I have a look inside your car, sir" searches also bring in tens of thousands of dollars in extra fines and court fees for misdemeanor drug and weapon charges. And, of course, the towing and storage fees while the poor people await bail.
Law enforcement is big, big business. I have audited the books of a few municipal courts, and the money they bring in is unbelievable.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Presidential Debate Liveblogging
Not giving Jim Lehrer a switch to turn off either candidate's mic when they won't shut up was a BIG mistake. Romney just won't stop talking. I guess it's natural for him to ignore rules. Obama is winning on facts but losing on style. And style is what people will remember.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post GOP Convention and "The Magic Christian"
Jon Stewart nailed it when he said "I could never wrap my head around why the world and the President that Republicans describe, and the world and the President that I see bear so little resemblance to one another. And now I know why — There is a President Obama that only Republicans can see."
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Star Parker Kind Of Knows That Guy Who Got Shot The Other Day So You Should Probably Give Her Some Of Your Money
Boilerplate fundraising letter. That letter went out to thousands of email addresses. The Right is a commercial enterprise, and they use the latest, most state of the art marketingsoftware to spread their viru-… I mean- message. And soon, because all right wing organizations share email lists, your inbox will be STUFFED with the same spam emails begging for your money.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post A Farewell to RT's 'The Alyona Show'
Alyona is one of the best television journalists working today. I am puzzled and disappointed that she would leave RT and go with a tabloid like Huffington AOL Post. I will miss her.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Dick Cheney's VP Advice to Mitt Romney: Pick Me! Pick Me!
Choosing Sarah Palin for running mate was the most blatantly calculated political decision made by a party that makes all of its decisions based on political calculations.
The Democrats are running a black guy, so we need a _______________ (fill in the blank) to run against him.
The whole country saw right through it, thank God.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post American "Exceptionalism?"
There has been a lot of text devoted to why Republicans hate the ACA so much, but it really is simple, and it applies to prety much everything that the GOP opposes.
These things WORK, and if things like the ACA are allowed to succeed in making people's lives better, Republicans will be a permanent minority party, and they know it.
They knew it when the Clinton administration tried to launch a healthcare system overhaul. They knew it would make people's lives better and prove to America that the country does better under Democratic governance. That had to be stopped at all costs, and look what they spent to stop it.
Republicans don't oppose the ACA because they disagree with it. On the component parts of it, they agree with it. They oppose it because it's a Democratic administration that's doing it.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Zimmerman Pleads Not Guilty in Trayvon Martin Shooting, Will Invoke Stand Your Ground Law
Sorry, George, but you can't follow a person, attempt to "apprehend" them, and when they fight back because they think they are being mugged, suddenly "stand your ground" and use deadly force. Not even in an alternate reality such as Florida. Enjoy your life in prison.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post White House Nixes Executive Order Prohibiting LGBT Discrimination By Federal Contractors
Another Profile In Courage brought to you by the Political Calculation Committee.
If they can't take a stand on something this basic, what good are they? Really, someone, please tell me.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the diary post Pull Up a Chair: Let's Talk About Cars by demi.
Let me start by saying that I am both a mechanic and a car nut. I have had a lot of cars, all of them with stories. 1st car, a 1971 Toyota Corolla two-door wagon. My neighbor, who was a mechanic and car nut, talked me into installing a 5-speed gearbox and some performance tweaks [...]
Wrenchbender412i commented on the diary post Kochs, Lies, and Videotape by Robert Greenwald.
Wealth comes from labor. Wealth does not come from wealth, or tax cuts, or low interest rates.
People who believe in the tax fairy will never get it.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Minnesota ALEC Members Pretend ALEC Is Impotent
And of course who can forget Florida House Bill HM 685 which had ALEC's mission statement as the first paragraph.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Judge Poised to Strike Down Position Limits for Oil Market Speculators
Yes, there was. Commodity trading wasn't quite limited to traders who could actually take delivery, but it was restricted to parties who had an actual interest in the underlying asset. The Commodity Futures Modernization Act changed all that. Now anyone with a computer and a margin account can buy and sell as much oil or gas or copper that their credit limit will allow. Look at some long term charts for oil, base metals, industrial metals, agricultural commodities, whatever. It's easy to see when the market was turned into a casino.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Susan G. Komen Attacks Women Seeking Breast Cancer Screenings in Fight With Planned Parenthood
This unfortunate turn is only going to harm women's health that much more. Not only will Planned Parenthood suffer, so will the Susan G Komen Foundation, through lost support from people who do not appreciate their pandering to right wing politics.
Reminds me of what my father used to say. Beware of ideologues – Ideas mean more to them than people.
Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Actress Cynthia Nixon 'muddies the waters': being gay is a choice (for her)
Many Americans tend to see things in absolutes, black and white. Gay, straight.
I think too much is being made of Cynthia's comments. Here's my way of seeing it.
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Wrenchbender412i commented on the blog post Least Popular Congress Ever
The way Republicans have been thumbing their noses at the entire country, even their own constituents, makes me wonder if they don't have something up their sleeve to guarantee their "victory" in the 2012 election. Surely they are reading the same polls, but they are forging ahead with a very unpopular agenda regardless. In a world of free, fair, and open elections, it would be suicide. But this is not that world.
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In Dr. Stanley Teplick's 30 years of experience, he's trained at the Mayo Clinic, served as a professor of ophthalmology, and performed 45,000 refractive surgeries. One such procedure was performed live on television, when KPTV Oregon anchor Shauna Parsons beamed her experience live into the Fox News studios. Parsons wasn?t the only high-profile patient to rely on Dr. Teplick's skills, which have also plucked spectacles off the famous faces of professional athletes, TV personalities, and Miss Oregon 2008. Whether glasses don't fit the wearers' lifestyles or patients are simply tired of harvesting contact lenses from their thorny vines, Dr. Teplick's surgeries provide solutions to a wide array of peeper problems. His practice also expands to care for the rest of the face by offering cosmetic injections and chemical peels.
The Sight Shops operated by the Oregon Eye Specialists allow clear-sight seekers to browse a vast selection of designer frames such as Coach ($199+), Elle ($159+), and Armani ($259+), as well as a wide array of sunglasses by Oakley and Maui Jim. These frames boast enough flexibility to ensure proper fit and vision performance, but are also resilient enough to withstand the rigors of perpetual face hugging. To accompany their stylish frames, each Sight Shop exhibits high-quality progressive lenses in a variety of designs including single-lens, bi-focal, and tri-telescope helmet. The opticians at Oregon Eye Specialists—who are certified by the American Board of Opticianry—can help customers secure specific ocular solutions when assisted by a prescription from any physician. All frames and lenses carry a minimum one-year warranty.
Sherwood Ice Arena welcomes people of all ages to lace up their skates and hit the ice seven days a week during public skate, group lessons, and sport programs. On staff are more than 15 coaches who earned their skating chops with years of figure skating or hockey playing, and who impart their icy wisdom during group and private lessons for children, adolescents, and adults. Classes include a basic Learn to Skate course for true beginners, which is based on the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills program. The arena's more than 50 hockey leagues divide players into eight divisions based on their ability to balance a stick on their chins. Skaters can also relax during Friday-night date nights and special-occasion skating parties that can accommodate various group sizes. The onsite pro shop outfits skaters with a range of equipment from more than 20 brands including CCM, Mission, and Nike.
With more than 10,000 eye exams under her belt and an arsenal of high-tech preventative care equipment at her fingertips, Dr. Ann Woods helps her patients protect their precious peepers. After thorough exams, guests can peruse a selection of designer frames from brands such as Michael Ryan, Jaguar, Smith Optics, and Fendi lining the clinic's sunny yellow walls. An eco-friendly office, Modern Eyez opts to keep digital records instead of wasting paper and never makes lenses with the fruit of endangered monocle trees.
Founded by Dr. Stephen Joffe and Craig Joffe, a father-and-son team who used LASIK eye surgery to correct their own vision, Joffe MediCenter has four locations across the country where expert ophthalmologists use advanced diagnostics to conduct each custom wavefront LASIK surgery. Treatment begins with a free, noninvasive examination with Bausch & Lomb Orbscan and Zywave mapping systems?derived from technology developed for astronomy and physics applications. They generate a 3-D model of each eye, which, like a fingerprint or favorite line from The Princess Bride, is unique to each person.
Upon assessing the results to confirm LASIK candidacy, doctors schedule an in-office surgery in their state-of-art clinic. The LASIK procedure is designed to eliminate your need for glasses and contacts regardless of whether you suffer from nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. The vast majority of patients experience 20/20 vision the next morning after treatment. After the procedure, doctors will schedule postoperative exams.


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And this is a very busy Walmart & at 8:50 in the evening too; I bet that "Door Greeter" almost pee'd their pants.....
GREENSBORO A man pointed a gun at a store clerk as the Walmart Supercenter was robbed Wednesday.
Greensboro police said the incident happened at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Walmart at 4424 W. Wendover Ave.
According to police, a man was leaving the store with a shopping cart when an employee asked to see his receipt. The man pulled a gun and placed it on the employee's chest. He fled with an undisclosed amount of merchandise.
Police did not identify the clerk. No injuries were reported.
The suspect is described as a black man in his early 20s with a medium build who was wearing dark clothing and a black baseball cap. Anyone with information about this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.


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Life Inside the Biosphere Bubble
Jane Poynter entered the world's first hermetically sealed, manufactured ecological system in 1991 with seven other people.
Biosphere 2 -- the 3.15-acre, almost-airtight outpost in the Arizona desert that was to be their home for two years -- proved impressively stable, although low oxygen levels and disappointing crop yields made survival a daily challenge. Eventually, pure oxygen had to be added to the system, and the team had to supplement its diet with food from an emergency stockpile stored before closure.
Throughout their stay, short tempers, depression and even the specter of insanity kept life interesting for the "biospherians." In her new book, The Human Experiment: Two Years and Twenty Minutes Inside Biosphere 2, Poynter gives an insider's view of the famous experiment. She spoke with Wired News about cult rumors, Biosphere 2's unique usefulness to climatologists and her time inside the bubble.
Wired News: What was the most bizarre experience you had during your two years of confinement?
Jane Poynter: If you put it in the historic context of the time, the internet was just coming alive, and so at that time, one of the most bizarre things was jamming (playing music) down the phone with people in Germany and in L.A. So we had a round-robin jam going, which was pretty fun. We called that "interbiospheric dialoguing." So we were inside Biosphere 2, and we were dialoguing with the other Biosphere out there (Earth was called "Biosphere 1") down this proto-internet connectivity. That was really fun. I don't know if I'd say it was bizarre, but it was really fun.
WN: The Synergists, the group that conceived of and built Biosphere 2, were accused of being a cult. As you point out, the group certainly has some of the hallmarks of cultdom, so why do you believe the Synergists were not a cult?
Poynter: I think we were quite cultlike. But if "cult" means something dangerous -- I mean, when I say I think we were cultlike, I think we were cultlike in the sense of a somewhat inbred community. I mean, not wanting to be flip about it, but even within a corporation, you get sort of cultlike behaviors sometimes. I don't think we were a cult because the term "cult" has really come to mean something dangerous, something really wacko. You know, people committing mass suicide because some guy says so. We certainly weren't that. We were not a dangerous community in any way. After all, we built Biosphere 2, and I think Biosphere 2 was very visionary.
WN: Rumors of dodgy science plagued Biosphere 2 during your stay. In comparing the work your team accomplished to the later work of the Columbia University teams inside Biosphere 2, do you think the science your team did was less controlled?
Poynter: It was very different. What our team was doing was asking a very basic question: Does this even work? Can you take an essentially sealed container and put what we think are developed ecosystems inside this container and have it exist for a long period of time? And if something goes wrong, can we figure out what that something is, and can we fix it? That was really what we were asking in our two-year mission. That was a very different charter than Columbia had (when the Biosphere 2 project was turned over to it in 1995).... They were then using this thing that we had built to answer very specific questions about how corals react to elevated carbon dioxide, for instance. So it's a very different kind of science. Initially, honestly, to a large degree, it was almost an engineering project, and we were answering the question: Does it work?
WN: When Biosphere 2 was conceived in the early '80s, its founders seemed to envision it as a test space capsule for life on Mars. Were people aware of global warming and the significance closed systems such as Biosphere 2 might come to have in climate science?
Poynter: Oh for sure.... Global warming research had raised its head, and people were already ringing alarm bells. And for sure, that was a secondary mission of Biosphere 2. One of the primary missions was, yes, let's build a prototype to go to Mars. Not that we would pick up the Biosphere and stick it on Mars.... But we would at least test the systems that you could then take to Mars. But the other was to use Biosphere 2 as a tool to study what happens under all kinds of conditions, and of course, climate change is one of them.
One of the reasons why closed systems are so good at this kind of study is that they are much more controlled than in the outside world. Even the experiments they do where they encircle an area of rainforest, for instance, and measure the CO2 within that piece of rainforest, there are all kinds of variables going on that they can't control: the rain, the animals coming through, the wind coming through. Whereas with Biosphere 2 you can control a lot of that to a much greater degree.
And things happen faster in closed systems. Outside, you're at the mercy of this huge atmosphere that we have out here, so in order to experiment with elevated CO2 either you have to wait for it to actually go up in this giant atmosphere, or you have to build these things where you try to force CO2 over the top of the plants and that kind of thing. Whereas in Biosphere 2 the atmosphere is so tiny you can track how things move through the atmosphere, through the soil, through the plants -- you can track the atoms and the molecules through the system very rapidly. And that's why Columbia University was so into it.


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On Sun, February 10, 2013 7:21 am, Al Thompson wrote:
> One glaring difference is that with analog equipment, it is fast and
Apples to apples.... For what most people expect out of Linux The analog
side would include not just a tape machine, but also at least a 24channel
mixer, a stack of effects boxes as high as your head, an empty rack with a
pile of bits all of which require wiring of some sort, Setting each piece
of equipment to the correct level (default)... even the mixing console a
lot of people used to use required wiring (soldering) before you ever even
hit the power switch.
To compare linux to what your example of analog, install just about any
linux distro, plug a mic into the internal sound card and speakers into
the audio out, start audacity, hit record and go. No jack, no ardour, no
learning... good clean sound. The user can learn about jack and ardour
later, but he can record sound right now. Instead of going and finding a
tape machine which when analog was big would be hundreds of dollars (even
for cassette based setups), they only need a mic... $30
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Second, you'll drill a circular hole in the wall, just above the wall mount. We used a 2.25" Bi-Metal Hole Saw from Home Depot.
We chose to do it above the mount is because, per our friend Jerry's advice, putting the hole below the mount might leave sagging cords visible, especially with a TV that pulls out and swivels from side to side.
When drilling the hole, we looked for a spot between studs, so that the wooden planks in the wall would not interfere with the cords, but would instead help guide the cords down to the bottom of the wall (where a second hole will be drilled).
Next, you'll drill that second hole. Most of our equipment (DVD player, stereo system, etc) is housed in the credenza underneath the TV, so we wanted the hole to come out in a place that would be covered by that credenza, so we could drill a hole in the back of the cabinet and route the cables through there.
We used a long rope (long enough to span from one potential hole to the other, with 3 feet left over) with a washer attached to the end to weight it. Holding the unweighted cord to the center of the hole, we gently dropped the washer down to make sure that we drilled the second hole in line with the first one. We marked the bottom of this line with a pencil, then drilled the second hole.
After drilling the both holes, we dropped the weighted side through the top hole and pulled it out the bottom hole, while still ensuring that 2-3 feet of rope was left over at the top.
Once pulled through the wall, plug everything into the TV, and send the extra slack back through the wall.
Yes, that would be me watching 30 Rock. I'm officially obsessed. We both are.
Here it is from another angle. In this picture, it's tilted slightly downward, but pushed flat against the wall (not swiveled from one side to the other).


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You are saying that you are making beer you like to drink? That is fine. Taste is subjective. You are making it sound however, that homebrew is better quality than commercial brew because they don't care about quality, only customers. Quality is an objective measure. That is completely different than whether or not you prefer the flavor. Commercial brewers care #1 about the quality of their beer. Without quality, they will have no customers. Any commercial brewer worth his or her salt could craft a beer that would be better quality than 95% of homebrew. Whether or not you like the flavor of it would be up to you.
Piratwolf thanks for the info. I have been in BARF for 3 years now,,, but I can never make the dang meetings..... I want to get in there I KNOW there is a lot of knowledge.....
Just my 2 pennies here and since I am hung over take em or leave em I agree that the big breweries are absolutely the best at what they do. I can go to TX and have a beer and it will taste exactly as the beer here in my home town. And I do not believe that as a home brewer I can replicate in either the cost or speed of manufacture that the big boys get with a quality beer like they produce. I also believe that they produce the cheapest beer possible with the fastest turn around time that will appeal to the most people. Could they change their brewing and make a better quality beer? I think so but it would not make sense for them to do so because it would cost more money. They have to walk a fine line between product and cost of product when deciding quality. All of the above of course does not address the effectiveness of leaving the beer on yeast for longer. I have read a few books and I believe that while the yeasts work may be done good enough for a commercial brewery there is a lot to be gained leaving the beer alone in a secondary to clarify simply because most home brewers do not have the ability to cold crash or filter the beer. I tend to bottle at about 3 weeks and then after the beer is carbed I will cellar it at 40 degrees until I drink it. I also secondary after a week so I can harvest the yeast and put them to sleep in the fridge sooner. Since I am pretty much the only fool dumb enough to drink my beer I am going to have to say I get rave reviews for it
[/QUOTE]So, saying that homebrewers are brewing 95%+ quality beers, while your average craft brewer is brewing 80% quality beers is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read. That's like saying some Joe Schmoe who plays hardcore paintball on the weekends and reads "Soldier of Fortune" magazine could take out a trained Navy Seal. It is completely asinine.[/QUOTE]
I've never (again: never) had beer in a fermentation vessel for longer than 10-14 days and I've never had any off flavors in my beer. As said, aging is different than conditioning/aging. Bulk conditioning/aging can be done in the keg. If you want to turn your beer around under the "mandatory 6 month" timeline sometimes suggested on the forums, read this thread: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/agin...cussion-84005/ My general philosophy is that, with a few exceptions (necessity: i.e. lambics and sours, huge OG beers a la barleywine) more aging will not turn mediocre beer into great beer. There's a balance to be struck between the beneficial effects of conditioning and the time it takes to enjoy your product.


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I was thinking of applying for the American Express Blue Card! What are the requirements? Who do they pull? I already have a Visa since Mar PIF each month ready to add to my history. Should I apply to AmEX or Chase Bank? Which Chase CC is the easy to get?
Thank you!
Amex mostly pulls Experian. Amex has its own internal scoring system but my guess is you will need FICO scores in the 700's. I don't know about Chase. Good luck.
I've been doing the same thing, building credit. From what I understand, Discover and Amex are harder to get than bank issued MasterCard/Visa. My advice would be to go for a second bank issued MasterCard or Visa, and try for the Amex at the end of the year. Just my $.02, but let us know how it works out if you choose to apply!
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34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, | 34 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah: |
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Cartoon policy videos have not yet supplanted op-eds, but a recent breakout hit on the Federal Reserve is the kind of political content that could be highly influential in a mediascape increasingly driven by video and social sharing.
WikiLeaks has embraced the ethics that guide traditional news outlets' disclosure of secrets. It should be afforded the same protections.
The latest WikiLeaks dump has corroborated, in part, what sources recently told The Nation about covert military actions in over seventy-five countries.
The Internet is critically vulnerable to capricious government shutdown.
Gladwell's critique of online organizing mistakes the tools for the strategy—and encourages people to abandon a vital force to defend democracy just when we need it most.
Perhaps, once the United States recovers its moral bearings, it will be ready to recognize the bravery of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.
As Facebook continues to shape norms online and set the bar for aspiring start-ups, it is worth remembering the premise that it was built on.
WikiLeaks is not the one-off creation of a solitary genius, and with or without Julian Assange, it is not going away.
It's hard to get charged up for a fight on behalf of net "neutrality." But decisions made now about how we communicate online could warp every political debate in the future.
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Pioneer Valley Region facing challenge creating next generation of skilled workers
BOSTON – Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today announced that 47.1 percent of the region's civilian labor force was 45 years of age or older, while only 31.9 percent was under the age of 35 in 2008-2010. The region's labor force is older than the state's labor force. As a consequence, the region faces the challenge of equipping younger workers with the skills needed to replace retiring baby boomers. The report, entitled "Labor Market Trends in the Pioneer Valley Region," is part of a joint project between EOLWD's Commonwealth Corporation and the Boston Fed's New England Public Policy Center.
"The Patrick-Murray Administration is strengthening pathways for new and incumbent workers in the Pioneer Valley by aligning public post-secondary education with the skill needs of employers, especially at the community college level. Given the aging workforce and the increasing skill levels required in the Pioneer Valley, it is critical that we continue to focus on building education and career pathways for residents and workers that support them in advancing into middle and high skill jobs," said Joanne F. Goldstein, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
The Pioneer Valley labor market borders two regional labor markets: Berkshire and Central Mass. It is composed of 73 Massachusetts cities and towns covering all of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. In addition to Springfield, the third most populous city in Massachusetts, the region contains a number of other larger cities and towns, including: Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, and Northampton.
The impact of the global economic collapse was particularly severe in Pioneer Valley: the region's unemployment rate reached 9.0 percent in 2010, slightly below the national rate (9.6 percent) but far higher than the statewide rate of 8.3 percent. At the time, the region had the third highest unemployment rate among all regional labor markets in the state. The region is now recovering from the global economic collapse, in response to a growth strategy targeted at education, innovation, and infrastructure investments. In the first two years of the labor market recovery, employment in Pioneer Valley increased by 2.2 percent, trailing the gains in Massachusetts (2.9 percent) but slightly exceeding the United States (2.1 percent).
Younger workers account for a disproportionate share of the unemployed in the Pioneer Valley region. While young workers between the ages of 16 and 24 make up 13.7 percent of the civilian labor force they account for 31.1 percent of the unemployed in the Pioneer Valley. "Across the state, our young people are struggling to gain a foothold in the labor market. Creating strategies to increase youth employment must be a priority. Early work experience generates important work readiness skills, and a lack of work history leads to a weak connection to the labor market over a worker's lifetime," said Nancy Snyder, President of Commonwealth Corporation.
Looking forward, the region faces the demographic challenges of an aging population and retiring baby boomers, yielding potential shortfalls in workers with the educational levels required by employers. In 2008-2010, 47.1 percent of the region's civilian labor force was 45 years or older, compared with 44.4 percent of the state's labor force who were a similar age. Only 31.9 percent of the region's labor force was under 35 years old. Moreover, in the past decade, there has been strong growth in the share of workers who are over 55 years old and a decline in the number of workers under the age of 45.
While the educational attainment levels in Pioneer Valley have been increasing over the past decade, they are well below those in Massachusetts and are closer to those in the United States. By 2008-2010, 30.5 percent of Berkshire's civilian labor force had a Bachelor's Degree or higher, compared with 41.2 percent for Massachusetts and 29.6 percent for the U.S. At the same time, the share of the labor force in Pioneer Valley with less than a high school degree was higher than that in Massachusetts and in any other regional labor market. In the Pioneer Valley, 10.7 percent of the civilian labor force does not have a high school degree, compared with 8.7 percent in Massachusetts. In fact, Pioneer Valley's labor force has the highest share of individuals with a High School Degree or less (38.1 percent) of all regional labor market and far exceeds the share statewide (32.2 percent).
Yolanda Kodrzycki, Vice President and Director of the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, noted that, "While educational attainment in the region has increased, a significant number of people still lack a high school education. Without completing high school and getting some further education or training, many residents cannot participate fully in today's labor market and are more likely to be unemployed." In 2008-10, those with less than a high school education accounted for 10.1 percent of labor force in Pioneer Valley and the unemployment rate for such individuals was 20.3 percent.
The region's higher education institutions have a critical role to play in influencing the region's future supply of workers. More and more individuals have been seeking post-secondary education over the last decade. The number of students enrolled full-time in public two- and four-year institutions in the Pioneer Valley region has grown over the last decade, but the rate of growth has trailed both the growth in Massachusetts and the United States.
In addition to increasing enrollments, there has also been growth in the number of students completing their degrees. But, again, the growth in the number of students earning post-secondary degrees at institutions in the Pioneer Valley trailed the growth in Massachusetts for Certificates, Associate's Degrees, and Bachelor's Degrees.
"It is imperative that we as a region focus on developing our labor pool of young people if our businesses are to have the middle skills worker they will inevitably need to be competitive," said Joe Peters of Universal Plastics and Chair of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Inc. "New partnerships of business, K-12 and higher education must create career pathways, especially in high growth industries, so that young people can experience the connection between what they learn in school and the opportunities that are emerging in business. This report must give us all a renewed sense of urgency to recognize that the skills of our young people will drive our region's economic growth."
Public institutions play a key role in the Pioneer Valley. In 2010, the region's three community colleges—Holyoke, Springfield Technical, and Greenfield—accounted for nearly all of the Associate's Degrees completed in the region in 2010 (92.9 percent). The region's two public colleges, University of Massachusetts–Amherst and Westfield State University, accounted for a majority (57.0 percent) of Bachelor's Degree completions in Pioneer Valley that year. The region's private institutions also played a considerable role in granting Bachelor's Degrees. Led by Springfield College (9.6 percent), the nine private institutions in Pioneer Valley accounted for 43.0 percent of Bachelor's Degree completions in 2010.
"With regard to the distinct skills gap identified in this report, Greenfield Community College is pleased to be participating in the development of a collaborative effort with the Franklin Hampshire REB, Franklin County Technical School, and local business leaders in an effort to reduce that gap," said Robert Pura, President of Greenfield Community College. "Helping members of our community get good jobs at good wages, while helping area businesses hire and retain a good workforce is a win/win/win proposition. It is how we build a sustainable community."
The FY13 budget Governor Deval Patrick signed in July begins to address the "skills gap" by adopting the Governor's proposal to create a more unified, coordinated community college system. The reforms will enable students to transfer their credits more easily and enable local campuses to be more responsive to the needs of local economies as well as of the state's fastest growing sectors.
"This report affirms the critical importance of Workforce Board Youth Councils, where schools, colleges, community-based organizations, and youth employment programs work hard to get young people attached early and successfully to the labor force," said Edward Nuñez, Senior Business Development Officer, Freedom Credit Union and Chair of the Franklin Hampshire Workforce Investment Board. "Business support of these Youth Councils is essential to ensure a viable workforce for the future."
The full report and appendices are available online at http://www.bostonfed.org/neppc.
About Commonwealth Corporation: Commonwealth Corporation strengthens the skills of youth and adults by investing in innovative partnerships with industry, education, and workforce organizations. We seek to meet the immediate and emerging needs of businesses and workers so that they can thrive in our dynamic economy. Commonwealth Corporation is a Massachusetts quasi-public corporation within the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
About the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has a decades-long tradition of supporting the New England public policy community. In 2005, the Bank established the New England Public Policy Center to reinvigorate and institutionalize that support. The Center promotes better public policy in New England by conducting and disseminating objective, high-quality research and analysis of strategically identified regional economic and policy issues and, when appropriate, works with regional and Bank partners to advance identified policy options.


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Reports said Jeffrey Sands, of Durant, was standing on a truck platform about 15 feet in the air when he bent down to get a drill and fell to the sidewalk.
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Does anyone know anything about Bosque Blue tomato? |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 7:43
What I know about it is that it was bred by Lee Goodwin of J and L gardens, link below, and I know several who will be growing it this summer, but since it's new, there's no feedback right now. Lee and quite a few others are breeding some so called blue tomatoes, probably using OSU Blue P 20, trying to get some taste into these. Dr. Myers at Oregon State recently released Indigo Rose, seeds available at several seed sites, he's the one who developed OSU Blue, so we shall see if Indigo Rose has some taste to it. Hope that helps. Carolyn |
Here is a link that might be useful: J and L seeds
I got some in a seed trade yesterday as a surprise. My guess is that bosque blue decends from the OSU Blue P20. I'll give it a whirl this season too. My tomato growing goals weigh taste heavily. We'll see how these go. I'm trying to imagine purple/blue tomato sauce, blue tomatoes on a sandwich, blue tomato soup....Hard to visualize, but fun to grow. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 13:28
As I said in my post above Lee probably did use P20 and there are many many others working with P20 as well. And other so called blue varieties are the one developed in the UK and another one developed in Italy and seeds for those are not yet available. You aren't going to get blue anything since the anthocyanins are in the skin only, so as one person said...I peel my tomatoes anyway, so no dietary anthocyanin for me. LOL Carolyn |
I did a search on Anthrocyanins and found the following on wikipedia (yes I know that this may not be the best source): "Anthocyanins....are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue according to the pH. They belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway; they are odorless and nearly flavorless, contributing to taste as a moderately astringent sensation.....In addition to their role as light-attenuators, anthocyanins also act as powerful antioxidants. ......Anthocyanins can be used as pH indicators because their color changes with pH. Anthocyanins are pink in acidic solutions (pH < 7), purple in neutral solutions (pH ~ 7), greenish yellow in alkaline solutions (pH > 7), and colourless in very alkaline solutions where the pigment is completely reduced." SO, you may be able to determine the acidity of this tomato based on the color. This also may give clues to the developement of tomato acid/sugar balance in different climates. The J and L website states that: "The color is darkest in cooler weather and in full sunlight..." This statement suggests that tomatoes may produce less acidic fruit in cooler climates. Likewise anthrocyanins are used by plants as sunscreen, therefore darker in full sun. I happen to like the more acidic tomatoes myself, but the novelty is appealing. |
Bosque Blue is a cross I made of OSU Blue/P20 and one of my favorite salad tomatoes. We have a farm so I try to breed new varieties for market which produce and sell well. I know several other people working on similar crosses and we trade seed and work to stabilize certain traits. That can take a while, but it is interesting and entertaining. |
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Challenger Park is a 4.1 mile out and back trail located near Simi Valley, California that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, mountain biking & trail running and is accessible year-round.
Dustin Hunt (168)
16 hours ago
Thank you to whoever groomed out the winter ruts! Much love. #happymtb
Dustin Hunt (168)
16 hours ago
Thank you to whoever groomed the trail and removed the winter ruts! Much love. #happymtb
Dustin Hunt (168)
8 months ago
I like being able to approach from either side. One is steeper than the other but both climbs have their challenges and both downhills will delight. The small amount of shade at the bottom is nice before and after the climb. Saturday morning early and only one other seen on the trail. This trail is short and sweet.
Pamela Grundman (675)
11 months ago
I just need to update this~ I've been doing this hike a few times a week for 2 months, I have wandered thru these hills and have found even more trails to follow. I spend hours exploring this terrain, and it hasn't dissapointed yet. My dog and I love this area, for our 'close to home' weekday hikes!
Pamela Grundman (675)
1 year ago
this is a fun easy hike. it's a go to hike for me during the weekdays, as it's in the neighborhood I live in. I do like the uphills ~ 2 fairly steep ones, get the heart pumping!
Lucas Johnson (153)
1 year ago
Good for a quick hike. If you're feeling adventurous go under the fence at the top and really get up there for a nice view of Simi. Not really challenging except for the one incline in the beginning.
Scott Blough (410)
2 years ago
I visited Challenger Park for the first time, which was ironic because of the relative close proximity to my home. The park was empty. My son and I really enjoyed the solitude while we explored the park.
Esteban Rodriguez (2000)
2 years ago
Ran this trail earlier this morning and loved it! Nice trails, good elevation for both views and training. Lots of wild life and nice views of Simi Valley. Perfect for mountain biking too, will bring my bike next time!