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A statue of deceased Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the Nixon Presidential Library &Museum is the subject of a protest planned for Thursday, on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The statue has been in the Hall of World Leaders since the Nixon Presidential Library opened. Kai Chen – a Chinese-American organizing the protest – is the first person to launch a complaint about it, said Sandy Quinn, assistant director of the Nixon Library &Birthplace Foundation.
"To even mention Mao with democratic leaders such as Churchill and Golda Meir in the same breath is truly an insult to human intelligence and offensive to all the freedom-loving people in the world," said Chen, who emigrated from China in 1981 and lives in Los Angeles.
"Having several figures in the world leaders' (section) doesn't mean we endorse their policies," assistant library director Sandy Quinn said. OC Register.
Another article from the LA Times points out that the library,
once privately run, is making a transition to government operation..."and that has turned statues of Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai into political footballs".
In continuation of my blog entry last Friday, I have thought about the implication of digital device use in educational and other forums. As more and more information is made available in a digital format, I believe that equations about no cell phone, laptops, etc. during class (or other forums) is going to have to evolve even more than it has. It is interesting that some people expressed a reaction to Representative Cantor's use of a Blackberry during President' Obama's speech as similar to a student goofing off during a lecture or perhaps cheating during an exam, instead of possibly reading supporting documentation and taking notes (I do so with my Blackberry for important topics at meetings so I don't then have to fumble through various notebooks trying to find what I wrote). I wonder what kind of rules of conduct the Senate and House of Representatives have on digital device usage?
I rarely, if ever, get to write about government documents. This is one of those times.
I intended to have a reading of the President's proclamation for Patriot Day (that is to say, 9-11) for release via the podcast feed. In the past the White House of Bush The Younger had such proclamations released in the Federal Register before the day of the holiday with the exception of 2004-2006. The press office did release the 2004 text before the holiday, though, as can be seen here. For President Obama's first Patriot Day proclamation, I can only find such this morning in the Federal Register although the website was found to have such after one heckuva non-obvious route searching.
Even though the Federal Register is in fact the official source for proclamations, sometimes the White House web site is a useful unofficial source. Unfortunately that is not the case in this instance. There is a page for proclamations and executive orders but as I write it has not been updated since June 23, 2009.
The Office of the Federal Register is helpful in providing time stamps for when documents are filed. Typically in the text-only view online such is found at the end of the file. The past few years of proclamations, for your reading enjoyment, include:
Obama 2009
Bush 2008
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If a proclamation is signed but nobody knows about it, does it really matter?
Birdie posted on Friday after the end of banker's hours on the eastern coast of the United States that Free Library of Philadelphia is preparing to close. The library itself notes that these preparations are due to the lack of state budget being passed. Reuters reports that a tentative budget deal has been reached but the budget is over two months late this fiscal year. It appears that Philly Free is not engaging in a marketing ploy but may quite honestly be about to run out of cash to pay staff and keep the utilities on as they've had to seemingly rely on a year-to-year carry over funds balance to run their institution.
While this should be an isolated incident, it is not. A local library near the LISTen eastern operating site, Harbor-Topky Memorial Library, is getting set to go to the polls in November to fight for its existence. The library is now only open four days per week, lost four employees, and has no guarantee that funding from Ohio state-level authorities will ever increase. Unfortunately the story by Stefanie Wessell on this is not available online but my copy of The Gazette -- Ashtabula/Geneva Edition is at hand to work from.
The library is seeking a 5-year, 2 mill operating levy in November. Such local funds may be quite necessary as the state's budget was balanced based on the assumption of revenue coming from yet to be installed video slot machines at Ohio's seven race tracks. The New York Times notes that gaming revenue is declining while WKSU notes none of those race tracks has even applied for a slots license yet. The biennial budget deal may wind up having to be revisited if this third of the budget's assumed revenue disappears. An editorial by The (Dover-New Philadelphia) Times-Reporter relayed by the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette explains how large the stakes are in Ohio if this goes awry.
These are merely two cases. There are likely others out there. Are your local libraries being impacted by today's omnipresent economic psychosis? Do you need to practice talking to a radio host prior to going live on local radio stations to advocate for your library? Contact the podcast team and let us know as we may be able to help. Clicking the Google Voice button below is likely the easiest way to reach us at the moment:
I'm a Blackberry fan. I don't do much texting on it, but just the other day I brought it to a faculty meeting so that I wouldn't have to print out a pile of documents or struggle to read the notes and attachments on the projector. It is so ingrained in the faculty that cell phone use during class is a disraction; I wondered if any in the group thought that I was up to no good?
It was interesting to read about reactions to Representative Eric Cantor's use of his Blackberry. I know that there are certain expectations of congressional members at presidential speeches and other functions, and I'm not comparing a faculty meeting to the President's address, but perhaps Cantor was actually doing what he said he was doing:
"Cantor said he was reading excerpts of Obama's speech on the BlackBerry and taking notes as he did so".
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The Utah State University OpenCourseWare project has shut down because it ran out of money, making it perhaps the biggest venture to close in the burgeoning movement to freely publish course materials online. The project's director was laid off on June 30th and while the Web site remains up for now, it no longer has any dedicated staff and is no longer adding new courses.
Sometimes pieces are solicited for LISNews. The recent LISNews Summer Series is an example of that. Below is a piece from openSUSE community manager Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier that is a bit of interdisciplinary sharing of experiences as some public libraries are getting ready to go to the polls for tax levies in a couple months.
When working on a marketing campaign, you may suffer the temptation to "go negative" and go on the attack against something rather than using a positive message for your point of view. We see this frequently in political campaigns, and it's occasionally effective -- but should be avoided when you have alternatives.
Case in point: recently, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) set off on an anti-Windows campaign called "Windows 7 Sins". The campaign is higly negative, and completely disregards its target audience.
It's relentlessly negative. It offers few, if any, alternatives. It doesn't consider the perspective of the "average" users who don't view software as an ethical consideration. It's like a PETA campaign, but based around software. While I may agree with some of PETA's goals, the tone and general negativity push me away -- and so does this.
The FSF has many, many positives that can be used to "sell" the concept of free software. Instead, the organization is taking the lazy approach and hoping to play off of users' frustration with Windows to lure them to free software. All well and good, except that this doesn't persuade the audience that free software is something to be desired, only that Windows is something to be avoided.
Not only is the message wrong, but it's also delivered in a ham-fisted and generally off-putting way. The site looks like something thrown together by a fringe political group. The political fringe approach is hardly going to appeal to the mainstream audience that the FSF is trying to reach. Love or hate Microsoft, it has (more often than not) been successful in persuading its audience to keep consuming its software by selling the benefits of its products.
An effective counter to this would be to look at the negatives that the FSF has identified, and craft a positive message that addresses the same issues -- but with an entirely different tone. If the organization has identified issues that users care about, it will be far more succesful if the FSF helps tell the audience how to solve their problems.
To be fair, negative messaging does work sometimes -- but on the whole, it should be avoided as much as possible. Convince your audience of your positives, and you'll have a far stronger reaction than persuading your audience that the alternatives are to be avoided.
This work by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
"Ture Compass", the autobiography by Sen. Kennedy, who died on Aug. 25 at age 77, adds little to what is known about the Chappaquiddick accident and its aftermath but recounts how they weighed on him and his family. The book does not shy from the accident, or from some other less savory aspects of the senator's life, including a notorious 1991 drinking episode in Palm Beach, Fla., or the years of heavy drinking and women-chasing that followed his 1982 divorce from his first wife, Joan.
But it also offers rich detail on his relationships with his father, siblings and children that round out a portrait of a man who lived the most public of lives and yet remained something of a mystery. Among other things, it says that in 1984 he decided against seeking the presidency after hearing the emotional objections of his children, who, it says, feared for his life.
A copy of the 532-page memoir, scheduled for sale Sept. 14, was obtained by The New York Times. It was published by Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing.
Left-wing pressure group Color of Change has had a boycott campaign running against right-wing talk personality Glenn Beck. So far it is claimed that multiple advertisers have yanked their ads from Beck's television on Fox News Channel although reportedly no ads have been pulled from the syndicated radio show, the magazine Fusion, or the website. While Beck's ratings remain high, the prices for ads are likely becoming depressed.
Already seen on LISNews today was a link to a blog post concerning an ad by legal materials publisher West. In that ad, West stated that if you know your librarian on a first name basis you are spending too much time at your library. Between that ad campaign and the situation at Fox News Channel, a golden opportunity exists.
What would it take for the American Library Association to break from past ad campaigns to do something new? What would it take to get the President of the ALA in a 30 second television ad to make a quick statement? Such an ad script could simply state:
"Hello Glenn Beck viewers. Color of Change is running an advertising boycott against Glenn over his release of what they term racist disinformation. In today's stormy seas of competing viewpoints, libraries remain your safe harbor for finding truth. I'm Jim Rettig, president of the American Library Association, reminding you that libraries still serve you since time immemorial."
A bad thing is that the name of the ALA President did not come to mind immediately for me. The latest incarnation of the ALA website makes it quite the safari to actually determine who the President is. Getting actual face time in a commercial break of a national cable show with high ratings would presumably have some benefit. Having President Rettig say that in a library setting at the University of Richmond where he is University Librarian would personalize the point nicely. This would not have to be a complicated affair to produce and should not be any flashier than your average used car lot ad on local television.
As a way to reach the great unwashed, this might actually have more effect than yanking all advertisers. Recently the boycott effort has started to backfire on Color of Change as some of the companies in the boycott have decided to not only pull their ads on Beck's program but to pull their ads off any political program regardless of whether it leans left or right. This may be the time for independent ALA action that could lead to positive results for libraries especially when publishers undercut the status of law libraries through ads by those same publishers.
If anybody in the ALA sees this and wants to run with it, you have my blessing.
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Night of fashion in memory of Rowena; Friend stages charity show after teen's tragic death.
Byline: KATIE GRANTA TEENAGER has organised a fashion show in tribute to a friend who took her own life after battling with depression and eating disorders.
Rowena France, 16, killed herself at the Honley home she shared with her mother Jacqueline, father Andy and 14-year-old sister Alex.
She was suffering from depression in the lead up to her death in October last year and had been struggling with both anorexia and bulimia.
Now friend Abbie Parkin, a Greenhead College student, has organised a charity catwalk show in her memory.
Abbie said: "Rowena was an extremely talented athlete and linguist but her biggest passion and love was for fashion.
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* FRIEND: "And shortly before she died she had recently got back from the London College of Fashion after a week's course in fashion design.
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The show will be held at Greenhead College on Thursday, April 7, at 7.30pm, with proceeds to the eating disorder charity beat.
Clothes will be provided by Magic in Huddersfield, Divine Youth in Wakefield and Mis Dress in Brighouse. And entertainment will be provided by indie rock band Hot Against The Cold - made up of five boys from Greenhead who were all friends with Rowena.
Rowena took her life after a two-year battle with bulimia and anorexia.
She was a keen runner and triathlete for Holmfirth Harriers and was a member of Holme Valley Wheelers cycling club.
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Her family lived at Dog Kennel Bank in Almondbury until Rowena was four, when they moved to Honley.
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Her mother Jacqueline said: "She was really clever, she always strove to do her best at everything she did and she got good GCSE results."
Her father Andy added: "She had just spent a week at the London College of Fashion doing a foundation course in fashion design.
"She wanted to go and live in Paris one day."
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Well isn't that nice. Two days into the August recess, and the market dives more than 500 points. Happy birthday, Mr. President.
The American economy suddenly looks like it's reached the end of its string, in the words of the Post's Steve Pearlstein, and Congress is on vacation for four more weeks. As Steve notes in his column, there are limits to what Congress can do: Despite all the blame pointed toward Washington for not repairing the economy, it's traditionally markets that do most of the fixing. But there is plenty Congress could do—and should do quickly—if it actually worked like most leaders do.
But it doesn't, as we all know too well. When they are working, the leaders in Congress are almost entirely dysfunctional, frequently unprofessional, often small-minded and almost always focused on the short term. When they're not working—and that's an astonishing amount of time—they may stay in touch, but they're not really on the clock, either.
One look at the 112th Congress's calendar will be sobering to anyone working in America. Congress is on recess or not in session almost 11 weeks of the year. Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office bragged in this video that the calendar creates 32 weeks in session (Congress spends another 10 "constituent weeks" at home in their district)—an 11-percent drop. Surely, the argument will be made that Congress needs all that time off to spend with its constituents, but with 10 weeks carved out specifically for that purpose, that argument loses much of its power.
Compare that to the average American's 18 days of allowed vacation—or a little more than three weeks—and it can be hard to swallow how much time Congress is off. Consider that most Americans don't even take all their vacation due to fear of job loss, work pressures or limited funds for getting away, and the discrepancy is downright stomach-churning. When Americans do (particularly when they're in high-pressure leadership jobs), they tend to spend a sad but often necessary amount of it working.
Granted, Congress spends more time working than they used to: Modern conveniences such as air conditioning and jet planes turned what was once a part-time job into a nearly full-time one. But this is 2011, people. We live in a world in which the economy can go from bad to worse in an instant, in which earthquakes and tsunamis and political uprisings in far corners of the globe can have a tremendous impact here at home, in which technology has so sped up the pace of worldwide events that keeping up means being always—or at least almost always—on.
The thing about leadership is that it's supposed to be an all-consuming job—one that you're so passionate about and filled with purpose around that it's hard to pull yourself away. Events of the world don't take off 11 weeks of the year. And neither do these so-called leaders' constituents.
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42 He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). | 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter ). |
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Tanzania's Ancient Wildlife: Titanosaurs
People rightly think of Tanzania as one of the best places on earth to spot rare and unique wildlife species, but a new discovery proves that Tanzania has been home to some of the world's most exciting animals for millions upon millions of years.
Animals like Rukwatitan bisepultus, a brand-new species of titanosaur recently discovered in a cliff side in Tanzania!
Titanosaurs are a sub-species of sauropod, a.k.a. "long-neck dinosaurs." Huge—the smallest titanosaur species, a "dwarf" species that shrank to deal with habitat constraints, was still around 20 feet long—they all have long necks and especially tiny heads for their size (even compared to other sauropods). Though their silhouettes are similar to those of all sauropods, titanosaurs' tails are more whip-like than those of distant cousins like Brachiosaurus or Apatosaurus (a.k.a. Brontosaurus), and their legs are shorter and stockier.
Several macronarian sauropods; from left to right, Camarasaurus, Brachiosaurus, Giraffatitan, and Euhelopus
Rukwatitan bisepultus would have been large—over 30 feet long and as heavy as several elephants—but it's not the biggest titanosaur on record (that title was just claimed by another recently discovered species, Dreadnoughtus schrani, a truly staggering 85 feet long).
Still, Rukwatitan is an extremely exciting discovery for scientists.
Why? Because of where it was found.
Sauropods are thought to have spread all across the globe at different points in their evolution, but in the early Cretaceous period (which lasted from about 145 million years ago to 66 million years ago), South America and Africa were steadily separating from one another.
Many remains of Cretaceous-era titanosaurs have been discovered in South America; including the recent Tanzanian find, just four have been unearthed in Africa.
Scientists believe this discovery will help them fill in huge gaps about the evolutionary history of titanosaurs, and how various species diverged from one another. It may also eventually help them determine why there have been so few titanosaur remains discovered in Africa (environment may have played a large role).
No matter what they learn, though, one thing's certain: Tanzanian travelers have been enjoying unique wildlife experiences for a long, LONG time.


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I am sitting in the audience, waiting for the LeWeb conference in Paris to start. I am more accustomed to being backstage, waiting to speak at conferences. Organizing and speaking at Gartner conferences has sort of ruined me as an attendee at most of these things. I get antsy after a few minutes of sitting.
I decided earlier this year that this would be an interesting venue to explore. It is a European technology conference which focuses on startups. Bigger players like Google, BT, Orange, Facebook and Microsoft are here too, but to emphasize their connections with new technology. Most of my Gartner customers are bigger, more conservative enterprises that are interested in startups, but hesitate to go too far with them. I spend a lot of time taking about SharePoint and other mainstream products, but will be looking for ideas out of the mainstream and for what comes next.
I am especially interested in what is coming out of Europe, where I live. It's easy to find startups in the Bay Area, but I know that there is great stuff coming from the rest of the world.
Anyone here who has ideas about what is coming next from Europe can DM me at @jeffmann on Twitter. I will be writing later about the things I see.
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6 God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking God's word, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. | 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. |
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19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole earth was populated. | 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth. |
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This year, U.S. farmers are bringing in what is expected to be a record breaking harvest. On this edition of River to River - the modern day harvest.
Dick Humes squinted and sweat as he moved down a row of corn. He sliced through the husk with a metal hook in his right hand, snapped the ear from its stalk with his left, and threw it over his shoulder into a wagon rolling alongside him.
Every other second, the corn hit the floor of the wagon with a thud. Humes was setting a steady pace for the men's 50-and-older division at the 34th annual Illinois State Corn Husking Competition.
Farmers' can anticipate a sharp drop in income this year, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In fact, the USDA predicts the $113 billion earned in 2014 will be the lowest amount of net farm income in five years. That's equal to about a 14 percent fall from last year's record amount, thanks mostly to a massive drop in crop prices.
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says that over 90 percent of U.S. field corn is genetically modified, meaning the seeds have been embedded with a gene—usually from a bacteria—that protects the corn from pests or herbicides.
Nathan Anderson stops his red pick-up truck alongside a cornfield on his farm near Cherokee, Iowa. The young farmer pulls on a heavy brown hoodie, thick long, sturdy yellow gloves and a beekeeper's hat with a screened veil. He approaches a pair of hives sitting on the edge of a field recently planted with corn.
The spring planting season is upon us and farmers are racing to get crops in the ground.
So yesterday morning, host Ben Kieffer hopped aboard a tractor with Jim Sladek, of JCS Family Farms in Johnson County, to get his perspective on the start of a new season and the challenges he faces, including soil erosion. Jim also demonstrated the amazing amount of technology that can be used in farming today.
After a long battle with corn rootworm, Midwest farmers thought they'd found relief in genetically modified seeds with engineered-in toxins to beat back the best. But recent research confirms what farmers have been noticing for several years: the western corn rootworm has been evolving to outwit the technology.
When Aaron Gassmann, a bug researcher at Iowa State University, started answering calls to come look at some cornfields, he went out and quickly had a hunch. Now, his research proves his fear.
On a frigid winter day , Chad Hart tries to warm his economics students at Iowa State University to the idea of managing some of the risk of farming using the commodity markets. Because as he told them on the first day of class, farmers don't make money planting or harvesting crops; they make money selling them. And Hart knows that marketing—managing those sales for the best profit—can be intimidating.
With the price of farmland at record levels across the Corn Belt, many farmers have been renting acres to plant. Now, with the price of corn and soybeans in freefall, farmers that depend on renting risk big losses if they're unable to negotiate lower rents.
A decade ago ethanol was touted as an eco-friendly biofuel that would not only decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil, but also boost the Midwest's economy. Today however, ethanol's future is a matter of debate.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed reducing the ethanol mandate for the nation's fuel supply. Many Iowa and around Midwest believe a reduction to the RFS would be economically devastating.
With rootworms building resistance to genetically modified corn that makes its own pesticide, seed companies are working on new crops that target the insects' genes. But some worry about unintended consequences when the technology moves from the lab to the field.
Nearly all gasoline sold in the U.S. contains up to 10 percent of ethanol—a corn-based liquid often added to gasoline. As a renewable fuel ethanol reduces the amount of petroleum-based gasoline on the market and many farmers receive subsidies to grow corn for the biofuel. But now the Environmental Protection Agency is considering a reduction in the required amount of ethanol for the country's gasoline supply. Harvest Public Media's Ames-based reporter Amy Mayer and host Ben Kieffer discuss the future of ethanol in the U.S.
Critics are challenging an investigative report by the Associated Press that says ethanol production is damaging the environment. As Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters reports, the debate comes as the Environmental Protection Agency is getting closer to finalizing how much ethanol will be blended into gasoline in 2014.
Pam Johnson has just wrapped up a term as president of the National Corn Growers Association. She and her husband and two sons farm in Floyd County in North Iowa. Johnson testified in July before a U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy about the need to continue the Renewable Fuels Standard for ethanol.
Through high winds and hail, dry years and wet, and through the pressures of development and corporate interests Atina Diffley and her husband Martin ran one of the first certified organic produce farms in the Midwest.
Diffley has written about her farm and her life in the book, "Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works."
The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly update shows drought worsening and spreading across the state. The monitor's report includes Iowa in a Midwest section badly needing rain.
Iowa State University Climatologist Elwynn Taylor says this week's report is listing more of Iowa in a severe drought category.
"And it includes now almost all of the southern part of Iowa, and almost all of the central," he says.
Many Iowans work for two companies in recent business headlines. In a nearly 1.4 billion dollar deal, Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins announced it was buying communication system company Airinc. Rockwell Collins CEO, Kelly Ortberg, calls it the biggest deal the company has undertaken.
And the latest quarter of John Deere earnings beat analyst projections. IPR's Clay Masters talks with Sarah McCammon, who's on assignment for Marketplace this summer, about the two news-making companies. They also discuss the state's corn crop and how it compares to the cornbelt as a whole.
Farmers may harvest nearly 14 billion bushels of corn this year – that's a record and 29% more than last year. However, as a result corn prices have dropped to their lowest since 2010.
Today on River To River, we explore this topic and much more! We travel to the Iowa State Fair, talk weather and corn price predictions, find out what a digitized cemetery is, and explore a new law cracking down on Iowans who register RVs in Montana to avoid paying the 5 percent Iowa registration fee and annual registration fees.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s is the subject of a new documentary from Ken Burns airing this month on PBS television stations. The man-made disaster left an indelible mark on the Midwest and on history — and, as Harvest Public Media's Grant Gerlock reports, today's extensive corn production could make the region vulnerable once again.
While many farmers were bringing in this year's harvest, they also were planting. Cover crops—like oats and winter rye—are becoming more popular, despite the time and expense involved in growing green fields that won't ever make money—directly. Together with Harvest Public Media, Iowa Public Radio's Amy Mayer explains why.
After the dry summer, this harvest offers a good look at what drought resistant corn can do. In conjunction with Harvest Public Media, Iowa Public Radio's Amy Mayer reports the big companies may soon be touting their results, but farmers may not rush to plant drought resistant seed next year.
With Halloween approaching, attention is turning to pumpkins. But not all pumpkin fields are filled with orange.
Head to your local filling station and you might see a new blend of gas at the pump. After a three-year regulatory process, the Environmental Protection Agency approved E15 – gas made with 15 percent ethanol – this summer.
Most gas we pump is already blended with ethanol, sometimes it contains as much as 10 percent, but the ethanol industry fought hard to bring E15 to the market. For ethanol backers and the farmers who feed the ethanol industry, getting drivers to pump gas with 50 percent more ethanol is a big win.
What is the economic impact of this year's drought? When it comes to food prices, agricultural experts and analysts say it means a spike due to soaring corn prices, but consumers may not see higher prices in the grocery store until 2013. Then we look at other economic factors in the Midwest, including how the 2012 Presidential Election could affect crude oil prices.
One of Iowa's largest agribusiness companies has a huge investment riding on this year's prolonged drought. A new hybrid seed corn developed by DuPont Pioneer is being touted for its ability to improve yields under the driest conditions.
It's official: Iowa is deep in the throes of a drought. State climatologist Harry Hillaker is calling it the worst drought since 1988. Yesterday Hillaker joined Governor Branstad at a town hall in Mount Pleasant. Farmers from across the state came to share concerns—but the most worried? It wasn't those with thirsty grain crops; it was livestock farmers.
Corn has been good to farmers. Helping fuel a boom in the ag sector. And as this year's record corn forecast indicates, Midwestern farmers can't seem to plant enough of the grain. Even with concerns growing about the effectiveness of today's high-tech genetically engineered seeds, farmers aren't backing down.
The land is dry and the wind blows hard in Sac County, Iowa. For Darwin Bettin it's a good day to be inside selling insurance. He also farms 500 acres of corn and soybeans in western Iowa.
Across the Corn Belt, farmers are hoping this fall's harvest could be one for the record books. With planting season already off to a roaring start, farmers say they're putting in more acres of corn than they have since the Great Depression.


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Hey gang...I cannot readily find vermiculite; but I find perlite easily in local stores. Can I replace vermiculite with Perlite. I heard that vermiculite last for 2 years, until it decomposes, then you have to add it again. However perlite lasts for a long time. Also vermiculite, could have some asbestos, or, asbestos like material/fine dust that could cause some breathing problem down the road. That is why some of the stores quit carrying it. I understand, that only one mine was contaminated, other than that I have not heard anything.
Can you give me some expert opinion on this? Is vermaculite better than perlite? Do they have same benifits? Are they interchangeable? Thanks for your response. |
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- Posted by squarefooterg (My Page) on Mon, May 8, 06 at 21:00
it does not matter as long as where a dust mask which is advisble when gardening any way to keep bugs out of your mouth and nose. |
The perlite will float, vermiculite doesn't as much. Perlite is pretty much useless in my opinion. I really don't think you need as much of either as the book says. If you add a lot of peat moss it serves the same purpose of helping the soil hold moisture. What it is useful for is germinating seeds. |
Hi Sanj; josiwax is right, Perlite is useless. Vermiculite is much better. CloneZero |
- Posted by rsieminski 9b (My Page) on Fri, May 12, 06 at 11:11
Doesn't perlite create air space for the roots? I don't use much peat because of the whole environmental issue with it. I use mostly compost, lots and lots of compost. |
"Doesn't perlite create air space for the roots?" Not really. It pretty much forms little rounded balls like styrofoam. It tends to float to the top of soils, and it crushes to powder easily. It doesn't really have space where the roots can access air. Vermiculite, however, is thin sheets of material which are expanded to have spaces in between them. These spaces hold water and air and are accessible by root hairs. |
Great guys...based on your comments, I will be buying a big bag of vermiculite for my garden. Ok since perlite is like styrofoam, can I crush styrofoam, and mix it with soil? will it make soil fluffy as well? Has anyone experimented with this? I understand that perlite and styrofoam are completely differnt products. |
- Posted by ray_scheel z8b/SS31 E. TX (My Page) on Fri, May 12, 06 at 18:23
Perlite is not *that* much like styrofoam, and though it crushes easily, its still a mineral when it breaks down, where styrofoam breaks down into refinery products - which one would you rather eat? |
You can get vermiculite in the Denver area at American Clay Works. 303-534-4044. They are a wholesaler to local greenhouses but will sell to the public. I bought some coarse vermiculite for $12.70 a bag versus $20 at the garden centers. |
- Posted by Kirk Pfeffer(email@example.com) onTue, Jul 5, 11 at 11:15
I checked American Clay Works. They quoted me $40 a bag. Maybe they realized they could get more for it. That is how much it costs at O'tools or Garden Country in Broomfield. Well that posting was back in 06 so the price has definitely gone up. |
- Posted by dagreenmile 5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 29, 14 at 12:17
I left a bag of vermiculite out in the rain and a bag of per lite also. Accidentally of course. The vermiculite seemed to hold water like crazy and per lite just drains. The both help prevent compaction as far as aeration I use the felt smart pots so I'm not too worried about it |
from HGTV web site: Q: What's the difference between vermiculite and perlite? A: Both vermiculite and perlite are sterile products used as root-cutting media and as components of various potting mixes, but there's one distinct difference between them. Vermiculite is a mineral--mica, to be exact. When heated, it puffs up, and in this state it absorbs and holds water. However, due to its tendency to compact, it shouldn't make up more than 25 percent of a potting mix. Perlite is a white volcanic substance that is a derivative of silica. It too is heated so that it puffs up. Yet, perlite does not absorb water, making this the main difference between it and vermiculite. vermiculite is used primarily in potting mixes (because of its water-holding capacity) and perlite for rooting cuttings. However, because perlite is sterile, the cuttings must be replanted in a potting mix that contains nutrients. Do this once roots begin to form. You can use both perlite and vermiculite interchangeably. Because perlite and vermiculite are roughly one-tenth the weight of sand, they are ideal additions to potting mixes for folks who garden on terraces or rooftops where weight is an important consideration. Note regarding vermiculite and cancer risk: Is there asbestos in the vermiculite sold for gardening uses? from www.health.state.mn.us Not all vermiculite products contain asbestos, but some do. An EPA study showed some vermiculite products contain low levels of asbestos. Asbestos is found primarily in the unmixed vermiculite product although some was found in pre-mixed potting soils. For consumers using vermiculite on an infrequent basis the health risk is low. Greenhouse workers in daily contact incur a higher level of risk. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vermiculite and Gardening Use
I don't use either one. Twigs, wood shavings, news paper, leaves, yeah just use compost it works well for me. |
IMO if you are trying to do Mel's SFG method, I think Perlite and Vermiculite aren't economical at all, they are expensive. If you wanted to get the same result with what those 2 things do, then get sand if you want to loosen the soil and improve drainage or mix compost (or clay if you have a sandy soil) into the soil to help with water retention |
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Forget crash-diets, now is the time to expand your culinary horizons and start enjoying exciting new foods and recipes that are colourful, nourishing and packed with vibrant flavours. Devised by the Waitrose food and nutrition teams, our 4 week diet plan will really help you switch to a new way of eating that's good for your body and your waistline.
Our in season recipes are filled with delicious, comforting recipes using winter's best seasonal fruit and vegetables. There are ideas for breakfast, super soup recipes, easy winter dinners and recipes for Valentine's Day. We hope you'll be tempted to try them all!
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Want to be healthier without completely changing your diet? We've put together some simple breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack swaps that can add to your 5 a day portions, save you calories and add extra fibre, vitamins, omega 3 fats and protein to your diet. We've even included some healthy takeaway inspired recipes so that you can make guilt-free alternatives to your favourite dishes.
Most of us know that having at least five portions of fruit and veg everyday helps us get the vitamins, minerals and fibre we need to keep our bodies healthy. But what counts as a portion? Follow our simple guide and select the fruit and veg that you want, so that you can consistently achieve your 5 a day.
We've created meals in minutes to help you create a deliciously different evening meal in an instant. Simply add the ingredients you need, follow the simple recipe and enjoy. On this week's menu we have morrocan minced lamb with couscous, coriander chicken with carrot crush, spicy mixed bean loaf and salmon & spinach gnocchi.


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From The Examiner - GOP Candidate claims autism and dementia are God's punishmentSuzanne Atanus, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois, claims autism and dementia are God's punishment for abortion and LGBT rights. Atanus claims that God is "angry" with the United States and has sent scourges like autism and dementia to punish the American people, according to a report published Jan. 22 by the Chicago Daily Herald. … [Read more...]
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by Mary Pride from her Facebook pageLuke 6:45 for of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaketh. New data on the connection between abortion and breast cancer: "A powerful new study from China ... a meta-analysis pooling 36 studies from 14 provinces in China, showed that abortion increased the risk of breast cancer by 44% with one abortion, and 76% and 89% with two and three abortions. … [Read more...]
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this little cartoon on the dangers of blaming natural disasters on God. … [Read more...]
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by Jay Younts from Shepherds Press. God has chosen to display his faithfulness in the form of cancer in the life of my wife, Ruth. In God's gracious plan for Ruth, three years ago he brought the most lethal type of brain cancer Into her life – Glioblastoma Multiforme. … [Read more...]
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Happy Mother's Day. In honor of Mother's Day here's Nancy Campbell from Above Rubies claiming that as long as you have your womb you are in fact a woman. My last post was about "homeness." I thought I would stretch your vocabulary a little further and introduce "wombness." … [Read more...]
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The name Gerd Muller will almost certainly come up in any discussion about great goalscorers.
During the course of his unique career, the West Germany striker set records that will probably live for ever. In a total of 62 international matches, Muller, born on 3 November 1945 in Nordlingen, struck an unbelievable 68 goals.
Der Bomber took part in two FIFA World Cups, his finest hour coming in the Final of the 1974 tournament when his winning goal a typical pounce in the six-yard box brought hosts West Germany victory over the Dutch favourites.
However, it is the finals in Mexico in 1970, when Muller played up front alongside Uwe Seeler, that he remembers best. "That tournament still means more to me even than 1974. We had an outstanding team then," he recalled in an interview with FIFAworldcup.com. Though West Germany 'only' achieved third place in Mexico, Muller hit the back of the net ten times and won the adidas Golden Shoe award as the tournament's top scorer.
Only the Frenchman Just Fontaine has scored more goals in a single FIFA World Cup tournament, finding the net a record 13 times in Sweden in 1958. Mueller, however, scored another four goals in the 1974 finals and his total of 14 remains a record for the number of goals scored by one player at FIFA World Cup finals.
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Feast of goals in Mexico
In 1970 the Bayern Munich forward's first goal came in his side's opening game against Morocco, when he netted the winner in a hard-fought 2-1 victory. He followed that with a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Bulgaria and then three more in a 3-1 defeat of Peru, his three strikes all coming in the first half.
As group winners, West Germany came up against England in the quarter-finals in a repeat of the 1966 Final. In scorching temperatures in Leon, however, the Mannschaft were at first unable to impose themselves. With over an hour played, England led 2-0, before Franz Beckenbauer pulled a goal back. With just a few minutes remaining, Seeler then equalised with a spectacular backwards header to force extra time. And who else but Muller then made it 3-2 to the Germans, ensuring victory and revenge.
The semi-final against Italy has long been hailed as the 'Game of the Century' by football writers the world over. Roberto Boninsegna scored an early goal to give the Azzurri the lead in the Azteca stadium but Karl-Heinz Schnellinger struck an equaliser in the dying moments, meaning that extra time was once again required.
Muller fired his team in front, but, handicapped by the blazing Mexico City heat and a shoulder injury to Beckenbauer, the Germans were now on the back foot. Tarcisio Burgnich and Luigi Riva both netted put Italy 3-2 in the lead, only for Muller to equalise with his tenth goal of the tournament. It was all in vain, however, as Gianni Rivera ensured a 4-3 win for Italy with the fifth goal of a breathtaking extra period. Although Muller failed to score in the third-place play-off against Uruguay, West Germany won the game 1-0.
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A unique nose for goals
Muller had made football history, even if it was not enough to win the tournament. With ten goals he was the leading goalscorer in Mexico and today, at 60, he describes those four weeks in 1970 as the best time of his life.
However, Muller was - and remains - a man of few words, preferring to let his record speak for him. Most of his goals were anything but spectacular. He would often just poke or prod the ball over the line, having arrived at the right place at the right time. He had an amazing instinct for goals and an uncanny goalmouth prescience. "I didn't do any special training. I had this nose for goals, so I was usually a fraction of a second faster than the defenders. My team-mates could always rely on me to score goals."
Muller remained in football after hanging up his boots and is currently co-coach of the amateur team at his former club Bayern Munich. "I could not imagine a better life. Football is my hobby and my job," says Mueller, who could yet be robbed of his record this summer.
Brazilian marksman Ronaldo top scorer at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan already has a total of 12 FIFA World Cup goals to his credit and has Muller's tally firmly in his sights. As far as Der Bomber is concerned, however, Ronaldo is "currently the best striker in the world" and would make a worthy successor.


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1 One day the wife of a man from the guild of prophets called out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead. You well know what a good man he was, devoted to God. And now the man to whom he was in debt is on his way to collect by taking my two children as slaves." | 1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves." |
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The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research was established by Johnson & Johnson to honor Dr. Paul Janssen. The Award recipients are chosen by a preeminent and independent selection committee composed of world-leading scientists and clinicians. Intending to acknowledge a scientist whose work has the potential to make a significant, transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health, the Award includes a $100,000 prize and will be given every two years. Dr. Janssen, who was known to his colleagues as Dr. Paul, was one of the 20th century's most gifted and passionate scientists. At the time of his death in 2003, Dr. Paul, who was the founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, had contributed to the discovery and development of more than 80 medicines that have helped save millions of lives.
"I am very grateful to receive this Award, which aims to extend the legacy of Dr. Paul Janssen, one of the greatest scientific innovators of our time," said Dr. Mello. "I am also very thankful to the Selection Committee for giving me this Award and to be considered alongside so many great scientists."
RNA interference is a biological process where double-stranded RNA inhibits gene expression in a highly specific fashion. Since its discovery in 1998, RNA interference has emerged as a powerful "gene-silencing" technique used in laboratories around the world to determine which genes are important in various diseases and conditions. RNAi also has promise as the basis of gene-silencing therapies. The new field of RNAi-based genomics is a fundamental paradigm shift for biomedical research and has the potential to start a revolution in the development of modern therapeutics.
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Among Mello's other honors, he has received the 2006 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize; the Dr. Lewis S. Rosentiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Science; the Gairdner Foundation International Award; the National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology; the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences; the Warren Triennial Prize, Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Massry Prize.
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611 Bluebird, Sandwich, Illinois
List Price: $72,900 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
LIKE BRAND NEW! PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED 3BR 2 BATH BOASTS NEW CARPET/VINYL THRU-OUT! GORGEOUS KITCHEN W/UPGRADED OAK CABINETS~CROWN MOLDING & NEW HARDWARE~PANTRY W/PULLOUT DRAWERS~COUNTER SPACE GALORE~ALL APPLIANCES~NEW CEILING FANS~LAUNDRY W/CABINETS & SINK~WASH/DRY INCLD. MASTER BATH W/SOAK TUB~SEPARATE SHOWER & SKYLIGHT~NEWLY PAINTED STORAGE SHED/PORCH~2 CAR GARAGE~THIS ONE HAS WOW IN EVERY ROOM! IT'S A 10+! Skylight(s) No additional rooms Deck,Patio,Porch,Storage Shed,Storms/Screens Oven/Range,Microwave,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer R. ON MALLARD, TO ROBIN R. ON BLUEBIRD
Listing Office: Swanson Real Estate | MLS ID#: 08749314
644 BLUEBIRD, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $71,000 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
WONDERFUL, WELL MAINTAINED 1792 SQ. FT. HOME SITS ON A LARGE CORNER LOT. QUIET, WELL-RUN, 55+ COMMUNITY. 20x6 SCREENED-IN FRNT PORCH. NEW ROOF 2013. LRG LVNG RM, KIT W/BIRCH CABNTS, CNTR ISLAND, SEPRATE PNTRY. PLENTY OF CABNTS & COUNTER SPACE TOO! MSTR BDRM W/8X13 SITTING RM + MSTR BTH W/GARDEN TUB, DBL SNK & SEPRATE SHWR. VAULTED CLNGS THRUOUT. BDRMS W/WLK-IN-CLOSETS. LRG LNDRY RM. PLENTY OF STORAGE IN GARAGE. Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings Eating Area,Screened Porch,Sitting Room,Utility Room-1st Floor Porch Screened,Storms/Screens Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Washer,Dryer Corner SHERIDAN RD (E 2750th RD) TO WILDWOOD SOUTH, R ON MALLARD, R ON ROBIN, L ON BLUEBIRD, R ON BLUEBIRD
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106 Cardinal, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $59,900 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
Oh, the space in this home! Look at those room sizes. Living room./Dining room combo for those large family gatherings. Sep. Family room w/fireplace.Sunny breakfast room adjacent to large sky lit kitchen. Three good size bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. 2 car attached garage with patio behind it. This home is very close to the entrance for easy in/out of community. Come take a look. Wildwood is an adult 55+ community. Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings,Skylight(s) Breakfast Room Patio,Porch,Cable Access Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer Sheridan Road to Wildwood South R. on Cardinal 3rd house on right.
Listing Office: Swanson Real Estate | MLS ID#: 08680498
228 MEADOWLARK, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $57,900 | Bed:2 | Bath:2.00
SPACIOUS & BRIGHT WITH LARGE LIVING ROOM, LARGE BEDROOMS WITH WALK-IN CLOSETS. KITCHEN WITH BREAKFAST BAR, PANTRY & APPLIANCES. DINING AREA WITH SLIDING DOORS TO DECK. MANY UPGRADES, NEW ROOF WITH TEAR OFF IN JULY 09. NICE SIZE LAUNDRY WITH SINK. TWO CAR GARAGE WITH SHELVING FOR STORAGE. SELLER WILL CONSIDER CONTRACT SALE. MOVE IN CONDITION. WILDWOOD IS A 55+ ADULT COMMUNITY. Skylight(s) Utility Room-1st Floor Deck,Porch Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer COUNTY LINE W TO SHERIDAN BLKTP TO WILDWOOD SOUTH
Listing Office: KETTLEY & COMPANY | MLS ID#: 08736940
335 Mallard, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $56,000 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
Double wide manufactured home like new. Large great room and kitchen, laundry room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and two car garage. All appliances included. Association fee includes water, garage, cable, lot rent, common grounds and sewer maintenance. Club house community with park, walking trails and onsite security. IMMACULATE CONDITION!! No additional rooms Route 34 west to Getty L to County right to Sheridan to Wildwood entrance to Mallard
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell | MLS ID#: 08423280
889 MEADOWLARK, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $49,900 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
WELL TAKEN CARE OF 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME FEATURES A 2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE WITH EXTRA STORAGE SHED IN BACK, COVERED PATIO & A TORNADO SAFE SHED SHELTER. LOT BACKS UP TO CORNFIELD FOR ADDED PRIVACY. COUNTRY FEELING BUT STILL CLOSE TO TOWN. VERY MOTIVATED SELLER. SELLER FINANCING AVAILABE WITH 20% DOWN. ASK AGENT FOR DETAILS. Wood Laminate Floors No additional rooms Deck,Patio,Storage Shed,Storms/Screens Oven/Range,Microwave,Dishwasher,Refrigerator Irregular RT 34 TO GLETTY S, 48TH RD W, 2750TH RD TO MEADOWLARK E.
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell | MLS ID#: 08672708
234 MEADOWLARK, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $49,000 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
HOME HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE FROM FLOORING TO CABINETS - VERY NICE MODULAR HOME WITH 1568 SQ FT.*NICE RM SIZES W/3 BEDRMS & 2 BATHRMS* HOME IS DRYWALLED INSIDE! LG LIVING RM HAS W/B FP*UPGRADED WINDOWS*PLENTY OF STORAGE AREA IN GARAGE. MASTER BTH HAS STEP IN SHOWER W/DBL VANITY. HUGE 14X31 DECK, 10X10 SHED. ALL APPL. INCLUDED! HOME HAS BEEN FRESHLY PAINTED. VERY NICE HOME READY FOR NEW OWNER. 55+ COMMUNITY Skylight(s),Wood Laminate Floors No additional rooms Deck,Porch,Storage Shed Oven/Range,Microwave,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Freezer,Washer,Dryer Corner RT 34 TO GLETTY S, 48TH RD W, 275OTH RD, MEADOWLARK E
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell | MLS ID#: 08334218
448 Meadowlark, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $33,900 | Bed:3 | Bath:2.00
SITUATED ON A PREMIUM 90X169 LOT BACKING TO OPEN FIELDS, THIS SPARKLING 3 BED 2 BA HOME BUILT IN '01 HAS A HEATED INSULATED 2 CAR GARAGE W/220 ELEC CABLE & PHONE, ALL APPLIANCES IN THE SPACIOUS EAT IN KITCHEN, MASTER BED W/SHOWER/TUB COMBO IN BATH, SKYLIGHT, WASH/DRY INCLUDED, BLINDS, CEILING FANS, A.C & MORE. COMPLETE MOVE-IN READY! Quick close too! 55+ COMMUNITY Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings,Skylight(s) Utility Room-1st Floor Patio,Porch Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer Sheridan Blktop to WWSouth. Follow Meadowlark to home
Listing Office: Swanson Real Estate | MLS ID#: 08719788
452 Meadowlark, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $26,900 | Bed:2 | Bath:2.00
LIGHT! BRIGHT! OPEN! DESCRIBES THIS 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH DUPLEX HOME IN MOVE IN CONDITION! MASTER BEDROOM W/WALKIN CLOSET & SPACIOUS FULL BATH W/SOAK TUB, SEPARATE SHOWER & SKYLITE. KITCHEN W/APPLIANCES & BREAKFAST BAR OPENS TO DINING & LIVING RMS FOR A DESIREABLE OPEN FLOOR PLAN. NEW BLINDS THRUOUT. LAUNDRY RM INCLUDES WASH/DRY W/DOOR TO GARAGE. REAR PATIO OVERLOOKS WIDE OPEN VIEWS FOR MILES. READY NOW FOR QWIK MOVE IN Skylight(s) No additional rooms Patio Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer Wildwood South Entrance (Meadowlark) to Home
Listing Office: Swanson Real Estate | MLS ID#: 08697416
122B Cardinal, SANDWICH, Illinois
List Price: $24,900 | Bed:2 | Bath:1.10
Very well cared for one owner home. Neat as a pin and with many updates including roof, windows, exterior doors, porch, lighting, faucets, flooring, paint and so much more. You won't find one in better condition. All these upgrades and updates are not caused from misuse, its a case of a home owner that takes great pride in what she owns. Wildwood is now a 55 and older community , check out this wonderful home. No additional rooms Oven/Range,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer Rt 34 to Gletty Rd, South to County Line, west to Sheridan rd to Wildwood entrance
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Motorola Titanium hits streets July 24 for $150
Sprint's latest iDEN Android smartphone finally gets a release date and pricing but doesn't exactly impress with Android 2.1 Eclair.
The Titanium is an iDEN device with support for Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk services. However, it adds a full QWERTY keyboard and newer software, but don't expect Android 2.3 Gingerbread or even Android 2.2 Froyo. The smartphone is only running Android 2.1 Eclair (!!), and Sprint did not immediately respond to our question about plans for future software updates.
Like the i1, the smartphone meets military specifications for dust, shock, vibration, low pressure, solar radiation, high temperature, and low temperature. The Motorola Titanium also features a 3.1-inch HVGA touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi.
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90 min.Production Budget
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Peter SpearsProducer
Michael Besman, Cameron LambScreenwriter
Eric LasterStarring
- Colin Hanks as Wiley Roth
- Fran Kranz
- Rachel Blanchard as Cheryl
- Tony Shalhoub as Mr. Roth
- David Koechner as Lizard
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In this quirky comedy, slacker and mystery buff Wiley Roth (Colin Hanks, Orange County, TV's Roswell) gets shaken up when he finds a severed finger on his kitchen floor. Wiley, his oddball father (Tony Shalhoub, TV's Monk) and his best friend (Fran Kranz, The Village, The TV Set) join forces on an unusual mission to find the finger's owner. They journey through the bizarre underside of Los Angeles, encountering incompetent police, mysterious neighbors, crooked taxidermists, psychics and a beautiful girl... with a missing finger (Rachel Blanchard, Snakes on a Plane, TV's 7th Heaven). Wiley's search for answers leads him to the ultimate question: Will the finger point him toward true love?
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