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Average net cash farm income (NCFI) is forecast at $94,566 for all farm businesses* in 2014, a decline of 16.2 percent from 2013, after several years of increasing income ( see table). This decline is in line with the sectorwide forecast for NCFI, which represents the amount of cash available to service debt, pay family living expenses, and make investments. It is not a comprehensive measure of profitability, however, since it does not account for changes in inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and depreciation.
Many program crops are forecast to achieve record production accompanied by dramatically lower prices. As a result, farm businesses specializing in crops eligible for farm commodity program payments are forecast to experience significant declines in average NCFI in 2014. Crop receipts are forecast to decline 38 to 44 percent, on average, in 2014 for farm businesses specializing in wheat, corn, soybeans, and peanuts.
Specialty crop farm businesses (fruits, vegetables, and nursery/greenhouse) are forecast to experience a decrease in average NCFI of 36 percent in 2014, following a 20-percent drop in 2013. Specialty crop receipts are expected to decrease by about 7 percent in 2014, largely due to fruit and vegetable prices declining after increases in 2011-13. Labor expenses, which make up 39 percent of all cash expenses for specialty crop farms, are forecast to increase 8 percent due to both higher wages and increasing output. Total cash expenses are forecast to increase by about 6 percent for specialty crop farm businesses.
In contrast to crop farm business trends, average NCFI forecasts for farm businesses specializing in livestock production are significantly higher than in 2013. After several years of increasing expenses, livestock farm businesses across all specializations are expected to benefit from a decline in feed costs of 4.7 percent. Feed expenses make up 47 percent of cash expenses for dairy, 32 percent for hog, 28 percent for poultry, and 18 percent for beef cattle farm businesses, on average.
Dairy farm businesses are forecast to experience a 77-percent increase in average NCFI in 2014, with higher milk prices and lower feed expenses expected in 2014. Despite lower output from beef cattle farm businesses due to reduced herd size, higher prices for cattle and calves are expected to result in 18 percent higher beef cattle receipts. This gain more than compensates for higher production costs driven by increased livestock purchases, leading to an expected 33-percent increase in the average NCFI for beef cattle farm businesses in 2014. With hog prices projected to increase, average NCFI for hog farm businesses is forecast to increase 5 percent in 2014. Driven by increased receipts, average NCFI for poultry and egg farm businesses is forecast up over 19 percent from 2013.
Average NCFI is forecast to decline in 2014 for all crop specializations and increase for livestock specializations except for other livestock; however, regional performance is expected to vary considerably. Differences in average farm business performance across regions (see more on the ERS resource regions) are largely driven by production specialization.
* Farm businesses are defined as operations with gross cash farm income of over $350,000 (labeled "commercial") or smaller operations where farming is reported as the operator's primary occupation (labeled "intermediate"). Approximately 9 percent of U.S. farms are commercial and 34 percent are intermediate. "Residence farms" comprise the remaining 57 percent of operations. These are small farms operated by those whose primary occupation is something other than farming.
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when i went to pick up this eyeliner, i was specifically looking for something that would STAY where i put it. i had never bought a pencil-type eyeliner from mac before, only liquids and fluidlines...which i love. so i thought i'd be safe to buy engraved. wrong! engraved immediately smudges, creases no matter what i put under it, and doesn't even appear to be a true black, which was the color i was looking for. the formula is pretty nice, doesn't drag or skip but maybe its' creaminess has something to do with why it smears around so much. i can't believe mac promotes this as a "long wearing" type eyeliner. it's simply not worth the money and i won't be repurchasing. a big disappointment from a line i usually love.
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my very 1st Mac product i bought & i'm so disappointed...i went to Mac counter looking for eye pencil that won't smudge most importantly that will last longer....the guy behind the counter claim this is THE PRODUCT! yea right....for the price i'm paying it's not worth it @ all....next time i'll stick to my regular drug stores eye liner instead....
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this eyeliner isn't even black, i'd say its a grey-black. i think these are supposed to be smudgeproof although i find it to start creasing at the end of the day even with UDPP ): its worse than the staying power of my palladio waterproof one. And the price is about right for the quality that you are getting when you put it on, SO.FRICKIN.SMOOTH. i just wish they would get better caps like the mac khol eyeliner ones. the plastic isn't really doing it for me.
I bought this a while back as it's supposed to have good staying power, according to MAC... but it doesn't. I found it wore off really quickly and smudged too much, and the colour wasn't a very deep black.
It's a pretty good eyeliner the only thing is that you could probably buy another eyeliner that doesn't cost as much as this. I would probably reccommend ud 24/7 eyeliner I like that one better.
I was looking EVERYWHERE for a good black liner that stays put without smudging or creasing...I could not find one anywhere - Until MAC Powerpoint. This is a great everyday eyeliner, I wear it to work, to the gym, everywhere. It stays put on my eyes, yet it is easy to wash off when needed. Yes, it is not as black and defined as fluidline, but it is a great every day eyeliner when you are on the go. Love it!
this eyeliner isn't as good as i thought..
it stays on quite well, but its so hard to apply it on the lower eye since it is so hard to get a thin line with this...
also, the "twisting" top is hard to twist.. and doesn't really work.
very hard to remove as well
Just wanted a plain, black eye liner that didn't smudge that easily, so I thought I would invest in a brand name one for once. You know- may a little extra for the quality.... But gees was I wrong.
- The color you see is the color you get.
- 1.2g / 0.04 US OZ, a bit more product than some other eye pencils out there in the same price range
- Super smooth, goes on really well, even on my waterline.
- Staying power is horrible. It's fine on my hand, but anywhere near my eye and it smudges almost right away. This makes me look like I have really dark circles under my eyes. You could always use something eyes on your lower lashline and this on the upper, for a nice smokey effect, but then I'd rather just get works well for smokey eyes and has a nice staying power.
Even though there are more pro's than con's, I will NOT be repurchasing, and I will NOT be recommending this to others. The smudge-ness factor is too much of a flaw for me to ignore!
i hate this eyeliner so much. it doesn't last at all, it smudges easily, crease easily, and its not the black i want it.. it is not black black. ew. i have to do at least 3 touch ups a day in 8 hours.
one thing i like about it.. its creamy and easily to apply to.
i will not purchase this product ever again
oh and its waterproof
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Overall, I could say that I like this product. Just like. First of all, the color isn't black. It's more of a grayish color, and I love my eyeliner to be the blackest of black. When you first apply it, it could smudge a little, but after that it'll stay until you take it off, which is great. Still on the search for eyeliner that I love!


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Why dont they just stone all the lawyers with Serpentine
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So why can't you just create a separate user account for gaming?
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The update is in the disk, you just tell it to update that's it
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On nintendo forums I can see many instances were they do exaclty that (only for Nintendo games) of course I suppose it depends on the country, where I live they haven't even done the wirststrap change.
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Air Supply makes me aggressive too.
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a bunch of living cells forming a unit, with the DNA of a human being. Doesn't it sound arbitrary to wait until a brain is formed to call it human? how do you meassure consciousness?
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you can plug a computer with your uterus? and expect them not to be impressed?
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I had an antique and collectibles shop for many years and was told by more than one person never to buy for resale prints or paintings of snow or Winter scenes. I was warned that no one would buy them. Since I love white and especially snow scenes, I didn't listen. Always sold (with reluctance) every Winter scene print and painting I ever bought. I am reminded of that by this forum which I welcome with open arms. If you can't see beauty in a Winter garden, IMHO, your garden vision is less than 20/20.
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Dr. Paul V. Jackson graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University SOM in 1991. He works in Midlothian, VA and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Jackson is affiliated with St Francis Medical Center. He speaks English and Spanish.
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38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall take on himself any guilt incurred in the holy offering that the Israelites consecrate as their sacred donations; it shall always be on his forehead, in order that they may find favor before the Lord. | 38 It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD. |
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Pvc fencing South Toowoomba
No matter what your primary purpose of installing a fence is, you have to keep it real simple and professional. There are a number of materials that are used for fencing purposes such as steel, wrought iron, aluminium, wood and barbed wire. Some of these are only installed for a specific reason like barbed wire around a jail to eliminate the climbing possibility or a chainmesh fencing around a baseball field. Generally, the two purposes of installing a fence are to keep the children and pets inside the premises and installing a boundary to keep the neighbors out of the property.
If you are trying to save yourself from all that trouble of maintenance and repair, you should go with pvc fencing. PVC which is also called vinyl fencing uses plastic as the primary material in fencing which does not get damaged easily, and there is no need to paint or remove the corrosion from a plastic panel. This is the reason that most of the people in South Toowoomba like to have a pvc fence around their house.
Pvc is a life time material and it can fight rust, corrosion and constant sunshine without any damage. Pvc fencing cannot be installed by yourself, so you have to hire a professional team to do the job for you. At South Toowoomba you will find one of the leading fencing companies in Australia. It doesn't make any difference to them whether you want to install the fence around your house or a huge parking lot; you are always welcome to take their services.
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The insanity is out there, lying in the weeds. It watches us. It measures us. When we look the insanity in the eye, the insanity winks and says, "Make your move, motherfucker. Make your move."
A long time ago, a group of true believers got together and talked themselves into believing that the insanity was the opposite of God. The true believers fasted. They prayed. They went to church, made rules, followed those rules, and thought they were home free. The true believers were mistaken. They were a world away from home free. The insanity was not God's opposite. The insanity was the glitch, the fatal flaw, the weak link in the chain of mortal existence. The insanity was not God's problem. It was ours. Like our dreams, our deep sorrows, our sexual trances, and our taste for blood, the insanity was part of human nature. It was like a word from an extinct language carved onto the door of a tomb. We could pronounce it. We could translate it. But as long as we lived and as hard as we tried, we could not understand it. The insanity was our blind spot. It was our doing and our undoing.
Maybe you are wondering what I mean, exactly, by "the insanity." Fair enough. If I can raise the issue, I should be able to define it. The problem is, the insanity defies definition. The insanity is clever that way. The insanity is like the friendly god who comes along and says he wants to be your pal. He's here for you. He loves mankind. Then, the moment you act like a human being and make a mistake, the insanity rubs his hands together and says, "Vengeance is mine."
Here is an example of the insanity. Since 1776, the United States has been on a killing spree. We started by killing Native Americans and Africans. During the 1860s, we killed each other, then we moved onto the Mexicans, the Germans, and the Japanese. During the 1940s, we invented and deployed the atomic bomb, now recognized around the world as the most efficient way to annihilate large numbers if people. These days, our victims of choice are Arabs. Tomorrow, they could be Persians or Pakistanis. After that, bring on the Chinese. We may not be Joseph Stalin (twenty million annihilated in twenty years*), Adolph Hitler (ten million in ten years*), or Mao Tse Tung (fifty million in ten years*), but what we lack in sheer numbers we make up for in persistence. Each time we buy gasoline, we starve, suffocate, or drown poor people all over the world. Curiously, we think of the United States as a free country populated by decent, hard-working, peace-loving individuals who occasionally enjoy a dollop of whipped cream with our caffè lattes. Tragically, we have yet to learn the difference between dying for our country and killing for our country. That's the insanity in action.
Which brings us to the 1999 Dal Bello Rosso Asolo.
Dal Bello's vineyards and winery are in the Treviso Province of northern Italy, near the hill town of Asolo, ninety minutes north of Venice. Asolo is known as "the pearl of Treviso." Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), the Italian poet and Nobel laureate,
called Asolo "la Citta dai cento orizzonti," (the town of a hundred horizons). Neolithic sites in and around Asolo date from 6000 B.C. People have been making wine there since 500 B.C.
The cepage of the 1999 Dal Bello Rosso Asolo is fifty percent Merlot, twenty-five percent Cabernet Franc, and twenty-five percent Cabernet Sauvignon. In the glass, the color is like Homer's "wine-dark sea." It is not so much a color as it is a layering of colors. Purple and red are in the mix.
So are gold, lavender, and burnt umber.
The bouquet is complicated, concentrated, and sly. It gives you some idea of what kind of trouble you are about to get yourself into, but it gives you that idea in the wink of an eye, which leaves you no time to assess your expectations.
On the palate, the 1999 Rosso Asolo exceeds all expectations. It is a dark, delicious surprise. Each sip becomes a more evolved and potent version of the sip that preceded it. Many wines improve with age. The 1999 Dal Bello Rosso Asolo improves with each glass. The finish is like the views from Asolo. It follows beauty with enchantment.
The 1999 Rosso Asolo is inexpensive. If you can find it, you can buy it for between $15 and $20 a bottle. The problem is finding it. For the last five years, I have been trying to find a distributor who will import it. Maybe if enough of us get together and speak with one voice, a distributor will hear us.
Is good wine an antidote to the insanity? The rational answer is "No." The irrational answer may also be "No." When we run from the insanity, it catches us. When we stand and fight, it outwits us. When we develop compassion and offer it to the insanity as evidence of how spiritually evolved we are, the insanity says, "Okay. Then why do you kill?"
With the insanity, the only thing that seems to work is acceptance. I am not saying we should wave the white flag. The insanity takes no prisoners, so surrender equals suicide, and vice versa. On the other hand, as overmatched as we are, we are not helpless. If we accept the insanity for what it is-a fact of life, a life of facts, and everything that flows back and forth between the two-we stop fighting our own nature.
If wine distills human nature, then we accept ourselves each time we drink wine. That may not solve our problems, but it is a good place to start.
* Source: R. J. Rummel, Death By Government - Genocide and Mass Murder in the 20th Century, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1994. (Reproduced online at www.hawaii.edu/powerkills.)
One Bottle is dedicated to the appreciation of good wine and good times, one bottle at a time. The name One Bottle, and the contents of this column, are © 2008 by onebottle.com. If you need help finding a wine or building a cellar, write to Joshua Baer at email@example.com.


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Image spotted on Apple's website hints at iWork '11
A small misstep by Apple in a MacBook Air image hints at the rumored iWork 11 suite. Located directly above the iPhoto image in the right sidebar is a reference to the rumored productivity suite. Rumors coming fast and furious last year pointed to a January launch of the iWork 11 applications a...
iWork '11 hinted at on Apple web page, then disappears
Several TUAW readers and our very own Mike Schramm pointed out something interesting today: on Apple's web page about the Mac app store, one of the screenshots shows a link for the iWork '11 apps. iWork '11? The suite made up of Pages, Numbers and Keynote that didn't make it into the Mac App Store o...
Poll: Do you think FaceTime for Mac will be released next week?
One of our readers, Adam, asked a very interesting question earlier today: Do you think that FaceTime for Mac will come out of beta and be released on the Mac App Store on Jan. 6th? It would seem to be a given that Apple will release it through the App Store at some point, and January should have b...
All signs point to January 6th launch of iWork '11
According to 9to5 Mac, retail copies of iWork '09 are running low at Apple Retail Stores. As one Apple retail employee told 9to5, "There is no iWork on the shelves, no iWork in stock and none on the way." That alone is a pretty good sign Apple's office suite is about to be updated, but there's even ...
Steve-mail says Keynote '11 to have AirPlay, Apple TV capabilities
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Michael Cannon Monday Picks:
15 Dime –
Take the Saints as the home chalk over the Titans tonight.
I know all the ATS trends point towards the Titans, but for me this game tonight goes far beyond that.
This is the Saints home opener and you can bet your last dollar that the Superdome is going to be rocking, just like it was when the Saints returned there last year for the first game since Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans is in desperation mode, as they can ill-afford to fall to 0-3 if they want to have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.
I'm willing to write off their first two losses as unfavorable matchups for them. Both Indianapolis and Tampa Bay employ the Cover Two scheme on defense, which is what the Saints have trouble against.
The Titans don't play that on defense, as they like to get to the passer by blitzing. All that's going to do is let Drew Brees get the ball to his playmakers, Reggie Bush, Marques Colston and the rest of the Saints skill players.
On defense the Saints Achilles heel is their secondary, particularly against the deep pass. Since the Titans love to pound the ball on the ground, this plays right into what the Saints want them to do.
Trust me, New Orleans knows that Vince Young is not a polished passer yet, so they would be well advised to stay in their zones and make him check down to an underneath receiver. That way they can avoid two bad things from happening; Young scrambling and running into a broken field and Young launching the deep pass.
Since New Orleans has their backs against the wall, I expect them to come out and land the first blow of the game, to get the Titans on their heels a little bit. If all is going well, the Saints will get a few quick scores in succession which will force Young to beat them with his arm.
Tennessee is just 2-7 ATS as a Monday night dog while New Orleans is 7-2 ATS as a chalk in games off back-to-back losses.
Lay the points with the Saints as they grab the home win and cover.
5 Dime –
ROYALS (With Meche and Cabrera as listed pitchers)
Take the Royals as the small road chalk tonight over the Orioles.
Gil Meche will start for Kansas City and he's thrown five consecutive quality starts and has six quality starts in his past seven. The right-hander is 2-0 over his last three starts with a 2.29 ERA.
The Orioles will counter with Daniel Cabrera and he's tanked it along with his teammates as the season winds down. He's lost four straight starts and has a 9.47 ERA over that span.
Sorry, but I like the Royals in this spot on the road and I like them even as a road chalk.
Take Kansas City for the win over Baltimore.
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Vegas Vic
Titans (+4) over SAINTS
As we mentioned last week, Tennessee is a money machine. The Titans are 2-0 against the spread this season and have covered 13 of their last 16. This is also the first Monday-night appearance for the multitalented Vince Young, and while he might not have the same results as when his Longhorns beat Reggie Bush and Southern California for the national championship, another cover is only 60 minutes away.
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Mike Rose
New Orleans Saints -4.0 (-110)
Mon Sep 24 '07 8:30p
If you asked the average NFL fan what they thought the New Orleans Saints record would be heading into their Week 3 MNF match-up with the Tennessee Titans, they'd probably say 1-1. Figuring a loss at Indianapolis to open up the season, but bouncing back nicely in Week 2 at division rival Tampa. That however is not the case as the Saints did lose to Peyton and the Colts in an embarrassing fashion Week 1, but they came back and laid an absolute egg as 5-point road chalks to Tampa last week. I'm not sure what team took the field last week, but it certainly wasn't the one that saw their season end in the NFC Championship game to Chicago last year.
This is where it gets interesting though. Now they're back home for the first time this season taking on a Tennessee team that gave Indy all it could handle last week at home, and everyone and their mother seems to be enamored with the visitor. People just get too caught up with the here and now, and forget that this is a very long season. It's all about what have you done for me lately, and this is when many a sports bettor gets killed.
I'm going to simply lay it all on the line here and state that there's no way New Orleans loses this game, and I actually foresee them running away with this one. Now that they're back in the comfy confines of the SuperDome with all their fans, the real New Orleans offense is going to explode. This group is pretty much back intact, if not better than a year ago, and this is the perfect setting for them to introduce themselves to the 2007-08 season. Don't let last weeks defensive effort against Indianapolis fool you, the Titans are far from a dominating group, and playing on the fast track of the Superdome is going to expose them for what they truly are. A run of the mill stop unit that's very young, and it will be taken advantage of by the likes of Brees, Bush, and Colston.
It's quite possible that this line comes all the way down to a FG before kick-off. Let everyone expecting the Saints to roll over and die once again continue to buy it down, and then go for the kill and a solid winner in what should be a dominating effort from the home team.
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Daniel Perkins ATS Advice Front Runner:
San Diego(85-69) @ San Francisco(68-87)
10:15pm EST
Line: Away -133
The Padres were inline to win the wild card race at worst going into Friday's game in Colorado. Since then they have lost 3 in a row and are 2 1/2 games back of Arizona and only a 1/2 game up on Philadelphia for the wild card spot. The Padres are playing each of their final 7 games on the road in do or die situations. Tonight they open the series in San Francisco and send All Star pitcher Chris Young to the mound. Since going on the DL Young has lost 6 of his last 8 decisions and had an ERA over 4.50. This season his ERA is still below 3 and has been lights out at night with a 2.11 ERA. In a big pressure situation Young will come with all his stuff. You will see the Chris Young who had an ERA under 1.90 and went into the 8th inning after throwing only 80 pitches start after start earlier in the season tonight.
The Padres have won the previous 8 straight games when playing the Giants. Watch for a big performance from Chris Young in a low scoring win for the Padres who are fighting for their playoff lives tonight.
Pick: San Diego -133
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Daniel Perkins ATS Advice Professional Play.
Tennessee(1-1) @ New Orleans(0-2)
8:30pm EST
Line: O/U 45
The New Orleans Saints come into this game in what is literally a must win situation. Tennessee is playing very good offensively with Vince Young leading the pack. Vince is making plays happen left, right and centre. The Titans almost managed to pull a win off the Colts last week but were stopped 15 yards shot of field goal range. New Orleans defense is giving up lots of points this season. The defense gave up 41 to Indianapolis and 31 to Tampa Bay. The Saints defense ranks in the bottom 10 for each category, ( total yards, passing, rushing, points allowed with 36.5). Tennessee's offense has been rolling along this season, New Orleans is going to have a hard time stopping the dual rushing attack of Vince Young and Chris Brown who just happen to lead the league with 211.5 yards per game. The key for The Saints is going to be establish the run. They have 2 of the best backs in the league between Reggie Bush and Deuce McAllister yet they are ranked 20th with only 102.5 yards per game. Drew Brees will need time to find open receivers, by establishing the run he will be able to work play action into each series. This will give him the misdirection and time he needs to complete the passes. This will work great against the Titans secondary which is giving up over 250 yards per game in the air. Two weak defences meet tonight on one side of the ball and two offense that could easy finish the year in the top 5 meet on the other side. The Saints will finally get rolling at home and score at least 25 points. The Titans will continue their success of running and gunning' tonight and should have no problem matching New Orleans the entire game. Play the Over tonight.
Pick: Over 45
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Winning Points
*New Orleans over Tennessee by 2
The Titans upset Jacksonville on the road and nearly upset the Colts, while
the winless Saints have been outscored, 72-24.The due factor may kick in
for the Saints, playing in their home opener, but keep in mind they were
just 1-5 ATS as a home favorite last season. Reggie Bush is off to a slow
beginning, rushing for just 65 yards on 22 carries and averaging just 25
yards receiving.The Titans don't get a lot of respect.All they've done is win
seven of their past nine and cover 12 of their past 14 games.
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The Sports Reporter
NEW ORLEANS over TENNESSEE by 9
Is Saints' quarterback Drew Brees starring in a re-make of "The Man Who Fell to Earth?" That
much was suggested here last week, and do we not regret following through on that after all
the evidence was on the table?: Bad game against the Cover-2 on opening night, too big a
Turnover Ratio change for the Saints from '05 to '06, and public infatuation with Reggie Bush,
a player who wastes energy trying to take it to the house on every run. Unless the Titans suddenly
change their defensive style, Brees and his 0-2 SU home team lucks out here with lots
of pressure and man coverage against him, and a supporting cast of offensive players
designed to combat it rather effectively. Tennessee's offensive strategy of pounding the rock
becomes less effective because the Saints will accept that to a degree while it shields their
secondary from being burned by the terrifying torch most quarterbacks hold against it. Vince
Young's torch isn't fully fueled anyway.
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Karl Garrett
Both of the Saints games this season have gone OVER the total, and that is with New Orleans contributing a lowly 24 points thus far.
Tennessee has played UNDER in both of their games this year, but they did go OVER the total in 13 of 16 last season, and it is only a matter of time before the Titans light up the scoreboard.
It is gonna happen tonight as New Orleans will be desperate to get some offense rolling before heading to their bye week.
The Titans also have a bye on-deck, so expect both of these teams to leave it all on the field tonight in what figures to be an entertaining up-and-down the field contest.
I like the points to add up, and for the OVER to be in the bag by the end of the third quarter.
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INDIAN COWBOY: SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS vs MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Play: SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS +132 (WAINWRIGHT)
Comments: INDIAN COWBOY SELECTION: Cardinals +132: Great dog price here for the Cardinals considering their ace is on the mound. I get a Cardinals offense that defeated Oswalt recently, that has struggled, but considering Wainwright has a 3.60 ERA on the year, has pitched 7 straight quality starts, has not yielded a run in 7 innings to the Brewers this year, Bush had a 10.5, 15.75 ERA last year against the Cards, and Wainwright defeated him 8-0 earlier this year, I look for the Cardinals to win this price as a dog. Keep in mind that Wainwright shut down a Phillies offense by giving up just 4 hits and 1 run to them in 8 innings, he has done well all year and I think that continues today. Cards are 5-1 when Wainwright is a dog, 9-4 in his last 13 road starts and the Brewers are 2-9 in Bush's last 11 starts with a total this low, meaning that Bush does not do well in games that are expected to be pitcher's duels as he simply does not match up to that caliber of pitching.
INDIAN COWBOY: TORONTO BLUEJAYS vs NY YANKEES
Play: Yankees Run-Line +101
Comments: INDIAN COWBOY SELECTION: Yankees Run-Line +101: This is a late addition b/c of the scratch overnight for Burnett. A game in which Burnett was starting, the Bluejays scratched him in place of Litsch. I was getting a bit excited about the under play this afternoon, but instead will settle for the Yanks Run-Line which I'm happy about as well. Look, the Yankees have been the best team in baseball since July 5th. They have gone on a ridiculous run, Pettitte did not do well against the Bluejays his last time out as he won the game but had a 4.77 ERA and for Pettitte's standards, that's not good enough. I think he bounces-back here with a 3.5 ERA performance or lower and Litsch is a good looking starter, but the Yanks didn't even allow him to finish the first inning the 1st time they faced him, the next time they gave him a 5.40 ERA in a game that they won 5-4. The Yanks simply have too much offense here and it will be tough for Litsch to duplicate that performance on the road against the Yanks. Bluejays are 0-5 when the total is set this high as their offense has been weak all season, 1-5 in their last 6 road games and the Yanks are 29-5 when Pettitte is favored by this margin.
INDIAN COWBOY'S PLAY OF THE DAY: KC Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
Play: INDIAN COWBOY'S PLAY OF THE DAY: KC Royals
Comments: INDIAN COWBOY'S PLAY OF THE DAY: KC Royals : The Royals have been exchanging wins and losses some time and after scoring no runs against Kevin Millwood yesterday, they will get their chances against Cabrera today. Meche has been great for the Royals this year and he and Bannister have been a solid tandem for this team to build on in the future. Meche comes into this game worth every penny this team spent on him as this was a massive risk they took on him, which was heavily criticized by the league, but Meche has sucked up the criticism and produced a 3.70 ERA for this ballclub. Royals are 5-1 in their last 6 games facing a pitcher with a WHIP greater than 1.30, 4-0 following a loss and the O's have lost Cabrera's last 6 home starts.
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Tom Freese
Blue Line Club
Kansas City at Baltimore (7:05pm)
Kansas City starter Gil Meche has allowed 3 or less runs in 7 straight starts. Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera has allowed 22 runs in his last 19.2 innings of work. OUCH! The Orioles have been on the losing side in 6 straight starts made by Cabrera. It will be 7 straight losses after tonight.
Play On Kansas City (Meche vs. Cabrera)
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Tip Of the Day
Sport: NFL Football
Game: 8:30PM, Titans march to New Orleans for Monday Night battle
Prediction: New Orleans Saints
Current Line: -5
Over/Under: 45.5
Reason: The Saints have been an embarrassment on the road. How will they
perform in their home opener in the Monday Night spotlight against a
Titan team that nearly upset the Colts last week?
Oddsmakers currently have the Saints listed as 5-point favorites versus
the Titans, while the game's total is sitting at 45½.
The Titans lost to Indianapolis 22-20 as a 7-point underdog in Week 2.
The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (46).
Vince Young completed 17-of-27 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown for
Tennessee and LenDale White rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on 15
The Saints lost to Tampa Bay 31-14 as a 5.5-point favorite in Week 2.
The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (41.5).
Drew Brees completed 26-of-44 passes for 260 yards with a touchdown and
an interception for New Orleans and Marques Colston caught eight passes
for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Current streak:
New Orleans has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tennessee: 1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS
New Orleans: 0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS
Tennessee most recently:
When playing in September are 2-8
When playing on turf are 3-7
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the division are 4-6
New Orleans most recently:
When playing in September are 6-4
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing outside the division are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Tennessee is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Tennessee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Tennessee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee
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One of the great paradoxes of Portland, and other similar cities, is that two of the big attractions of living here are:
1) Being able to live car-free, getting around by bike and transit
2) Proximity to gorgeous natural areas and outdoor sports—which you often need a car to reach.
Mountain biking is a particularly popular pastime here. A friend recently shared that she and her husband are considering giving up their car, but access to the region's mountain bike trails, a passion they share, is their sticking point. "We hardly ever use the car for any other reason," she told me.
I've heard the same story from countless other Portlanders—they could easily live without a car, and just own one to mountain bike, hike, surf, ski, climb. What this essentially means is that the thousands of dollars these folks spend on payments, insurance, registration, gas, and maintenance each year—on average $9,400 a year for a two-person household—are part of their mountain biking budget, not their transportation budget. Even a thrifty faction of that bill makes for an expensive hobby.
A hearty few manage the mountain bike life carless. "It sucks," is the exact quote two of them gave me separately. Of them, one bought a car recently and says he's much happier. But just because there are financial barriers and environmental objections to owning a car doesn't mean these outdoor endeavors aren't worth enjoying—in fact, it's all the more worth working to make such sports accessible to everyone.
I don't have the craving for the open trail that many of these folks do (when I go for a hike, it tends to be with a friend who is borrowing a car), so I asked around for tips on being sporty and car-free. Here's what I got back:
Ride with a friend or borrow a vehicle
This is a common strategy, but it gets old after a while, they report, but contributing gas money plus a six-pack or a round of beer for post-ride festivities can help make you a very welcome guest.
Rent a car
Car rentals are surprisingly cheap (enough to give me some serious questions about the future of that industry). Car-sharing schemes like GetAround and Zipcar can be a great deal for shorter jaunts under a half day, but day-long rentals from traditional companies can turn out to be a better deal—in many places, you can nab a vehicle for under $50 a day, about the same amount as five hours of Zipcar use. At least one mountain biking friend reports having trouble finding an easily-mountable bike rack that fits both his mountain bike and most rental cars—and the logistics of getting a bulky rack united with the car by bicycle can be troubling. Products like the suction-based, small-footprint SeaSucker racks can smooth this process.
Make the most of existing options
Amtrak goes to a surprising number of outdoor destinations, including stops right inside glorious national parks. Greyhound goes even more places, including Whistler. Car-free adventurer extraordinaire Russ Roca has gone on fishing expeditions using a combination of train and bicycle. Portland nonprofit Cycle Wild organizes camping trips within what they call the region's "bikeshed"—and have compiled a surprisingly long list of campgrounds that you can access in an easy day's ride by a combination of bicycle and public transportation. And apparently biking with a surfboard is totally a thing (and helps you avoid parking hassles at the beach).
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If you're used to arriving by car, you might not know, for instance, that the nearby ski lodge offers regular shuttles to your city and equipment for rental on arrival. Sure, this is more expensive than bringing your own, but it is definitely less expensive than driving (though some report that shuttles can be slow and a hassle). Your regional parks service or a local business may run organized trips that include transportation as part of the package. And sometimes there's a bus or a private shuttle company that does business catering to the car-free that rarely makes it onto the radar of the becarred. Here in Portland it only costs $11 to take a bus out to the coast, another popular driving destination, and you can bring your bike with you.
Get organized
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What are your tips? Wishes? Creative ideas? How do we do a better job of bringing nature to the city, or the city to nature, without a car?


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June 26, 2013
Married Minnesota gays will gain tax, pension, other federal benefits
ST. PAUL – Minnesota same-sex couples who can wed beginning in a little more than a month will receive the same benefits as other married couples after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional a federal law that did not recognize gay marriage. Among the most...
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June 21, 2013
Sen. Torrey Westrom: Minnesota Supreme Court ruling will be significant win for landowners
Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY)! This is the issue landowners are faced with when a project for a "public purpose" comes through and negatively affects their property for the benefit of the public. NIMBY is happening across our state right now. When major transmission lines are constructed,...
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June 21, 2013 - 3:53pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Coming together for Minnesota farmers
Whether it is a cold and wet spring, a punishing drought, or foreign countries unexpectedly shutting down their markets to American products, Minnesota farmers and ranchers must contend with a wide range of unpredictable variables that can threaten their livelihood. The U.S. Congress...
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June 21, 2013 - 3:48pm
June 20, 2013
Farm bill fails in House
The U.S. House this afternoon defeated 234-195 a farm bill that would have funded agriculture and nutrition programs for the next five years. The defeat came after House Speaker House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., had agreed to support the bill...
June 20, 2013 - 1:42pm
House likely to extend farm bill debate
A U.S. House vote on new federal farm policy may not come until next week. With 103 amendments to be debated after a late start on Wednesday, it appeared it would be difficult to meet today's 3 p.m. deadline to vote on the nearly $1 trillion bill establishing American farm and...
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June 20, 2013 - 9:03am
June 19, 2013
Food stamps take center stage in farm bill debate
ST. PAUL – Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. Discussion about cutting spending for the program to feed poor Americans dominated Tuesday as three days of U.S. House debate began on...
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June 10, 2013
Peterson thinks new farm bill will be approved this summer
WILLMAR, Minn. – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson believes a new federal farm bill could be approved before Congress' August recess. In a visit to Willmar on Friday, the congressman said there is more farm bill-related activity in the House this year than a year ago, when the bill...
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April 9, 2013
Job, tax plans could benefit rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL – Rural Minnesota businesses could hire more employees and afford to stay in the state with some extra state help, some lawmakers say. Minnesota legislators have introduced plans to create an internship program, offer special business tax credits and pay for some employee...
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March 13, 2013
Same-sex marriage advances in Minn. Legislature
ST. PAUL -- Legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota took a key step forward Tuesday but faces many hurdles to approval. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-3 to send the proposal to the full Senate, and the House Civil Law Committee voted 10-7 to put it before the House. "No...
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June 25, 2009
Republicans pick Zellers as leader
ST. PAUL - A 39-year-old North Dakota native is the new as Minnesota House Republican leader. Fellow House Republicans gave Rep. Kurt Zellers...
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- Maha defeat for Congress
- Despite odds, a consolation
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- Power shift: BJP may eye co-operative bodies next
- At 88, PWP MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh wins his 11th Assembly polls
- Many BJP 'imports' fail election test despite Modi rallies
- Corruption taint spurs INLD debacle, Chautala scion loses
A diversified Muslim vote, and yearning for change in Poorvanchal
In the face of stereotypes of the "Hindu" and "Muslim" voter, consider the following:
* All of the 11 Muslim candidates fielded by the SP — considered the biggest party of Muslims in UP — lost in the state in 2009. Murli Manohar Joshi scraped through by just 17,000 votes in the "Hindu" seat of Varanasi. Had he not got nearly 20,000 Shia votes, he would probably have lost.
* While a majority of Muslims doubtless vote against the BJP, no party from among the SP, BSP and Congress can claim definitively that at any particular seat all Muslims had rallied for any one candidate. In Azamgarh, for example, it seems unlikely that the entire Muslim vote would choose from one among Mulayam Singh Yadav and the BSP's Guddu Jamali only to defeat the BJP's Ramashankar Yadav. And in Varanasi, Muslims are sometimes irritated when asked if they would heed the joint call of Congress and Qaumi Ekta Dal's Afzal Ansari to unite against Modi.
Three days before India began voting last month, Jaunpur, considered a small "Muslim" town, got a Dell Exclusive Store, something not even in Varanasi, the biggest city of Poorvanchal, has.
"We had a multibrand showroom, where over half the laptops sold monthly were Dell. Then we got this franchise. We sell around 75 pieces monthly," store owner Mohammad Haider said.
Bandana Singh, a young housewife in a traditional Thakur family of Jaunpur, recently completed her PhD thesis on "Changing scenario of Muslims in Jaunpur". She found that far from having the large households of stereotype, 92 per cent of Muslim families surveyed were nuclear, and just 10 per cent had eight members or more.
Singh also found that only about 25 per cent of Muslims in Jaunpur read namaaz the prescribed five times a day, and as many as a third of all respondents missed the Friday prayer, considered essential for the devout.
The study found that poor, backward and Dalit Muslims have changed more than the influential but numerically small Pathans and Saiyads. Backward Muslims have moved out of Jaunpur to other cities, and returned with bigger incomes and ideas.
"When I was doing my BA just a few years ago in Jaunpur, no Muslim girl would come to college without a burqa; today, it is hard to find a burqa in the college," Singh said.
Poorvanchal, voting in the last phase on May 12, is far less polarised on religious lines than western Uttar Pradesh.
"Azam Khan said Muslims who don't vote for SP must undergo a DNA test. Nonsense. Why should we vote as they tell us to?" asked a Muslim youth in Varanasi.
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Hi Al & Seth :wave:
Graham Norton & Paul Rudd are a riot alone.. can't imagine them together!
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Hi Al & Seth :wave:
Graham Norton & Paul Rudd are a riot alone.. can't imagine them together!
Farewell lovers.
Gif for Seth.
Catch you later jason, cock blocker.
Plus Helen Mirren.
good evening Seth :kiss:
Evening alister. :kiss:
Looking forward to the weekend ?
yes, it was a very long week. I still have to work tomorrow morning, but I get to do that with my best friend. Haven't gotten to see him for awhile.
Got any plans for the weekend Seth?
.Sneaking in for the win.
Evening willie. :wave:
Sounds cool alister.
I may hit the clubs, see how the weather goes.
Gay films are terrible. bad romcoms or woe is me, bollocks.
Hi Jason :kiss:
Hey guys :wave: (*8*)
finally got her
she should be here by Thursday :D
British India Silver Rupee 1840 AU, 31mm, 11.66g
It looks great Johan.
God, how many stories has this newbie got, neverending.
:kiss: I do recommend "The Falls" though, really enjoyed that.
I'll have to think up something for that transman comment, haha, speechless.
She's a beauty Johan.
Eh, my sister is dragging me to the theater to see "Warm Bodies" I think she likes that Nick Hoult, smh.
Have a lovely night everyone. (*8*)
Night Jason.
I'm just watching some Beatles show, other artists doing there songs. okay.
Tell me about the movie when you get back.
Evening gents
night Jason (*8*)
hey Bort :wave: (*8*)
Hi bort and johan.
Yeah that's the one johan, doesn't seem to be many takers for them.
evening Johan and Bort :wave:
welcome back Jason (*8*)
Hi alister, Seth and Johan (*8*)
Hey bort, how you doing ?
Doing pretty well, Seth. Just relaxing and Jubbing.
How are you?
Same as ever bort.
Jubbing and watching shite tv.
shite tv..
we have the same thing in America...but we call it SYFY (sci-fi channel)
...famous for their DynogatorMegaShark vs. CyborgPiranhaPython type movies :lol:
Scare Tactics was the one show they had on SyFy that I liked. Also they sometimes showed Twilight Zone episodes.
it's such an awful channel now....i remember when they first came out; had a lot of promise
in the mid to late 90's they started having some decent movies of their own...their version of DUNE was excellent
then a few years ago they changed their format? it seems...now it's mostly psychic ghost hunting/BS "Abominable Snowman/Ancient Aliens/Mayan Doomsday pseudo documentary shit :##:
Oh that reminds me, the new series of the UK Being Human start on Sunday night, :gogirl:
I watch the English version also on BBC America. It is suppose to be coming back on here.
Good evening boys! :kiss: (*8*)
Hi Matt.(*8*)
The trailer looks pretty good Billy.
Hi Matt and Billy
hey Billy and Matt :wave: (*8*)
Hi John, Matt, Seth, Bort and Alister.:wave:
Hi Billy, Bort, Seth, Johan & Al :wave:
Hi James, David, Mick, Stan and Ollie. (*8*)
Well dont be sad... I am not either... I have in the shower with a mate but it was not a thrill of anysort...
I know isn't she prettttty!!!
She is a 15 weeks old Chocolate Lab named #$%$#$%#????????
I dont have a name yet guys. Help me out by saying what you would call her.... Cant say I would go with it but I am looking for ideas...
I have had a Roxie Heart (Yellow Lab), Jack Daniels (Rottweiler), and Captain Morgan (Redbone Coonhound)..... Now Roxie goes by Rocks because she shewed rocks as a pup, Jack Daniels was just Jack and Captain Morgan is Mo..... so those are my previous dog names.
Cute pup, Jay. Labs are great dogs.
That's a good name Hardup :D
Evening Alister, Bort, Hardup, Jay, and Matt, and anyone else I missed. :wave:
Beautiful pup there Jay!!
Hi Bill :wave:
Hi Bill, Jay, Hardup, and Alister :wave: (*8*)
Hi Bort and Johan. I hope everybody is well this Friday night.
That's a beautiful coin Johan!
thanks, Bill I hatd to decide for a bit between that one and another
I want them both, but I keep to a budget...keeps me out of trouble :lol:
the other one is an 20Kreutzer from Austria/Hungary, 1834; pretty nice 27mm, 6.67g
I need to post my own coin pics in my gallery again like I used to before I deleted last time
Wow, that's beautiful too. It seems they just don't make beautiful, elaborate coinage like these anymore?
maybe because the coins aren't worth anything these days.
Johan you passion is awesome for the coin.
I am thinking of Madame Marie Curie....
Yet All of my girl dogs have been named after musical characters. I had a Little Orphan Annie as well....


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Anne Hathaway Debuts Super Short Haircut
Anne Hathaway is seen leaving The Box Nightclub in London, England.
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she obviously doesn't like it or is ashame, in every pic she's holding her head... -.-
anne what did u do?!?!?!?!


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The Daily Troll: Brush fires slow traffic. Boeing looks to bring on robots. Portland's tree-huggers flop.
Pacific Place sold
2:58 p.m. Seattle's Pine Street Group has sold the Pacific Place downtown shopping mall has to a real-estate investment firm based in the District of Columbia. The Seattle Times reports that an estimated $10 to $15 million from the sale will go to United Way of King County under a donation plan announced earlier by the investors in Pine Street. Madison Marquette owns or manages in at least 18 states. — J.C.
Brush fires slow traffic
An overnight brush fire along northbound Interstate 5 near South 188th Street in SeaTac backed up traffic for 7 miles Monday morning, KIRO 7 reported. Later in the morning, a fire by I-5 in Fife north of Tacoma also slowed traffic, creating a four-mile backup for southbound travelers at one point before all lanes were reopened during the noon hour, the Washington State Department of Transportation said.
The SeaTac fire broke out just before midnight and spanned 200 yards alongside the road. The fire was contained at 1:30 a.m. but continued to burn throughout the night, according to the Seattle Times. Firefighters from Kent, Federal Way, the Port of Seattle, Boeing, Tukwila and SeaTac all fought the fire. The backup was still two miles at 11:40 a.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. There was no immediate word on a cause of the fire. — J.B.
Robots: Joining the Boeing workforce
Boeing said today that it's in the final phases of testing new technology for building 777 fuselages, replacing people with robots to fasten fuselage panels together. Currently, fuselage panels are fastened together by hand with power tools, a repetitive and strenuous task that the company said accounts for more than half of all employee injuries on the 777 program. Within the next few years, Boeing plans to install the Fuselage Automated Upright Build technology in a new portion of Everett's main factory. The company noted that it is preparing to build the new line of 777X airplanes there. — E.W.
Video from Boeing
New Japanese jet to take off from Moses Lake
Once upon a time, Moses Lake was largely rural. Now it's a growing heavy industry and high-tech manufacturing hub with desirable runways (for planes not Prada). Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft will create a flight-test center in Moses Lake to test out its new jet next fall, The Seattle Times reports. The project will employ about 100 people and will involve technical support from Seattle-based company AeroTEC, which provides flight-testing and aircraft certification services. Mitsubishi was attracted to Washington's aerospace expertise and Grant County International Airport's new hangar, clear weather and long, uncrowded runways. At the Farnborough Air Show, Gov. Jay Inslee told The Times (which — Bravo! — is covering the show) that the project "sets up an infrastructure for airplane certification and testing that may lead to bigger and better things." — E.W.
Time to yell "timber" to Portland's tree-hugging record
More than 2,000 people embraced their tall, branchy friends in Nepal's capital last month, breaking what had been Portland's year-old Guinness World Record for most people hugging trees simultaneously. This weekend, Portland tried to but failed to to replant its reputation as the world capital of tree huggers. Only 599 huggers participated in this Saturday's attempt, about 400 less than last year's record setting event. "It's not about the record at this point," organizer Damon Schrosk told The Oregonian. "It's about people having a good time and learning about the nonprofit groups we had." Sounds like something a coach tells Little Leaguers after a tough loss: You played a great game, Portland! — E.W.
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The alleged Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shahzad, has apparently claimed that the US drone strikes in Pakistan were part of his motivation to carry out the failed car bomb attack. This has brought on a serious, thought-provoking discussion by many in the foreign policy community on whether or not, or rather how exactly, the war in Afghanistan provides impetus for terrorist attacks against the United States and our allies. Since Shahzad brought it up, we should look at how the policy of drone strikes affects us personally.
Times Square Terrorism: Examining the Impact of Drone Strikes |
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Apart from his work with Radiohead, Greenwood is also a composer, and has produced several classical works, some inspired by Polish composer Penderecki, as part of his tenure as the BBC's composer-in-residence. He also composed the soundtracks to the films Bodysong (2003), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Norwegian Wood (2010). Some of his more recent scores include We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and a return to working with director Paul Thomas Anderson, in his latest film The Master (2012).
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I'm new to this acreage and wondering what kind of bush this is. Thought it was a lilac but I don't see any flower buds. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 2:08
Looks like lilac,..it could have been pruned hard this spring prior for sale,..this could explain that you have no flowers. |
Wild lilac? I had one in a yard in Saskatoon that didn't bloom every year. Surprised me when it did and the bloom was not as showy as a domestic lilac. ??? Looks a bit like Mom's old lilac here that still does it's best to bloom around the north west corner of this old house. :) Ginny |
Thank you for your comments, yes, maybe this is an older wild lilac as the acreage is 100 years old. I'll keep watching it. |
I'm thinking that's a Japanese Lilac, Syringa reticulata. It blooms huge white fragrant blossoms a little later than regular lilacs. Their blossoms should be just forming now. Bloom can be sporadic - I have 2 trees, some years they are both full of beautiful blooms, other years only one or the other will bloom heavy and the other will be sparse. |
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