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Paterson to hold horse meat summit
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to hold a horse meat summit with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and retailers - after it emerged Findus beef lasagnes may have been contaminated since August.
The frozen food company reiterated its apology as the FSA ordered firms to carry out tests on all processed beef foods.
Findus UK confirmed it carried out a full product recall on Monday, two days before DNA tests found that some of its lasagnes contained up to 100% horse meat.
The Trading Standards Institute said the discovery of such high levels of horse meat suggested "deliberate fraudulent activity".
Prime Minister David Cameron said it was a "very shocking story, it's completely unacceptable" as Scotland Yard said officers had met with the FSA over the scandal. The force added that there is currently no official police investigation.
Supermarket Aldi said tests on its Today's Special frozen beef lasagne and Today's Special frozen spaghetti bolognese, which are produced by the same French supplier, Comigel, were found to contain between 30% and 100% horse meat.
Politicians and food safety experts played down the risk to human health, with Mr Cameron, speaking in Brussels, saying it was not about food safety but accurate food labelling and the industry would have to work hard to restore confidence.
"People will be very angry to find out they have been eating horse when they thought they were eating beef," he said.
Mr Paterson will meet with heads of food retailers and suppliers on Saturday at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in London, a spokesman said.
Speaking to BBC News, the Environment Secretary said he had "great confidence" in the British food industry but urged consumers to return the affected lasagnes to retailers.
"It is wholly improper that the public are presented with a product marked beef when it contains a significant amount of horse," he said.
Asked whether he would eat the recalled Findus lasagnes, Mr Paterson replied: "Personally I would yes, because what we have in these cases, and the FSA has been quite clear, is shocking cases of mislabelling but there is no material that has so far been divulged which poses any threat to health."
Labour MP Tom Watson published a letter on his website which he claimed was sent by Findus to retailers on Monday, warning that a France-based supplier had told it there may be problems with raw materials delivered since August 1 last year.
In it, the firm claimed raw materials delivered to a French contractor since August 1 last year were "likely to be non-conform and consequently the labelling on finished products is incorrect".
The letter, which Mr Watson said was sent to retailers on Monday, added: "The supplier has asked us to withdraw the raw material batches."
Findus was asked to respond to the claim but has yet to do so.
A company spokesman said its priority was providing quality products customers can trust.
"But we know that many people have been concerned by the news this week that tests have shown that some of our Findus Beef Lasagne has been found to contain horse meat," he said.
"We understand those concerns, we are sorry that we have let people down."
The Findus spokesman added that the firm "do not believe this is a food safety issue" but that anyone who had bought 320g, 360g or 500g Findus beef lasagne packs could call its customer care line on 0800 132584 for advice and a refund.
The frozen food firm, which has its headquarters in London, tested 18 of its beef lasagne products, made by French food supplier Comigel, and found that 11 contained in the range of 60% to 100% horse meat, the FSA said.
Retail giant Tesco and discount chain Aldi have withdrawn a range of ready meals produced by Comigel over fears that they contained contaminated meat.
Andy Foster, Trading Standards Institute's operations and policy director, said: "The discovery of horse meat in processed food products at such high levels suggests deliberate fraudulent activity, not accidental contamination."
Findus confirmed it had taken its bolognese lasagne, shepherd's pie and moussaka ready meals off the shelves in France because of the suspicion they contained horse meat.
They also said the French authorities had been informed on February 4 but had not taken any special measures because there was no health risk involved.
Christophe Guillon, chief operating officer for Findus France, said: "Out of respect to our consumers and consistent with the quality standards and values of the Findus brand, we decided to remove the affected batches."
The GMB union said all hospitals, schools and meals-on-wheels services should verify that horse meat had not been served to vulnerable people.

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Failure to beat Steelers haunts Ravens evermore
Failure to beat Steelers haunts Ravens evermore
Ravens Week Thursday, September 08, 2011 By Kevin Cowherd, The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE In Baltimore, the land of the perpetually anxious, Ravens fans are damp with the usual flop sweat as the season opener against the Steelers approaches. Also as usual, people in this town are ascribing all sorts of Armageddon-like significance to the game. In this case, though, the fans might have a point. Because this is a huge game. And the reason is simple: the Steelers are in the Ravens' heads, big-time. And until the Ravens find a way to exorcise their black-and-gold demons -- and a smackdown of the Steelers Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium would help -- their run for a Super Bowl ring goes nowhere. If you doubt how much the Ravens obsess about their arch-rivals, you did not hear Terrell Suggs speak to the media Wednesday, right before thunderstorms of biblical proportions drove practice inside at the Castle. Suggs, the Ravens All-Pro outside linebacker, can come on like a buffoon sometimes. Or even like a space cadet. But the fact is, he also can be one of the most thoughtful Ravens when he wants to be, when he is not straining for laughs. When he was asked about the Steelers Wednesday, Suggs grimaced and shook his head sadly. No jokes this time. "They spoiled our Super Bowl dream for two out of the last three years," he said, shaking his head. "So, we gotta switch that. It's sickening and it ends our season every year and we lose to our division rival. "I'm sick of it. I'm disgusted. I'm tired of having a sick feeling in my stomach." I know, I know. You wish the guy would open up a little. Tell us what he really thinks. But Suggs occasionally will do that for you, bare his soul, before a big game. And when was the last time the Ravens had a big opening game like this, a Week 1 showdown in what has become one of the best rivalries in all of sports? "It's the best in sports," Suggs corrected, "because everything the fans want to see out of a rivalry is in this game. The hatred between the two teams. The physicality." Fine, fine. Except there is just one little problem with the rivalry: the Ravens have dropped six of the past eight games between the two teams. And that includes that horror show in the divisional playoff round in January at Heinz Field, when the Ravens led, 21-7, at halftime and blew the game, 31-24. |
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Democratic Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton — written off for dead by pundits, pollsters and even some in her own campaign — pulled off the upset of the young campaign season in the New Hampshire Tuesday night..
With 65 percent of the vote counted, Clinton led Barack Obama 39 to 36 percent, giving her troubled candidacy a boost and confounding the experts who predicted a double-digit win by Obama. NBC news called Clinton the winner at 10:33 p.m.
Women voters who abandoned Clinton in Iowa returned to the fold in New Hampshire and turned the race around. In addition, independent voters voted more for Republican John McCain and not in the Democratic primary.
John Edwards finished third with about 17 percent.
Looks like the crocodile tears worked.
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We need to find out if voting was done manually in all precincts or they used the Diebold override function as for dubya to kick Hillary up a notch… ; )
Whether it's Iowa, New Hampshire or wherever, the vote counts are rather small. The 3 percent spread between Obama and Hillary in New Hampshire although indicating a win for her is statistically insignificant. She won, but not by a landslide. Unfortunately they've just encouraged her to continue on. Like all pol fanatics, she'll redouble her efforts in the face of certain failure! Super Tuesday will be a much better dipstick sampling of who will get the nominations.
I am concerned that New Hampshire would gravitate towards Hillary and McCain which indicates to me the American people haven't suffered enough under George Bush and Dick Cheney…no?!
They are either too arrogant or ignorant to the fact that we are flat dead broke as a nation suffering from infrastructural core rot desperately needing new faces and ideas in our leadership spots. Hillary and McCain surely represent more of the same old business as usual paradigm. "We the People" evidently like knaves for national leaders.
Evidently the people of New Hampshire are thirsting for more years of Clinton related scandals, sexual or otherwise and for "Mad John McPain" to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran"…?!
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only… Charles Dickens extract from the Tale of Two Cities
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Hey Mr. Nemo, your ROCKING OUT!!! Nice Commentary!!!
I have't shown my face much around CHB since the FlubberKrats have just consitently been rolling over to the Bushy-Scheister-Meister on the war each time making the vow never to give in again!!!! AYYIE!! I am absolutely deflated by the Scheister-Krats but iTS GOOD TO HEAR your words Mr. NEMO -YOU ROCK!!!
TO DOUG!!! I'M GLAD YOU NEVER GAVE IN ON RETRACTING YOUR DECLARATION OF PILLARY & PELOSI BEING DUMB BROADS -OPPS, I MEAN DUMB DAMES..YOU ROCK TOO DOUG…I HOPE I regain my will to fight again against the DEMOCRAPPERS (LOVE THAT TERM FOR DEMOCRATS SEAL) I HOPE TO REGAIN MY STRENGTH AGAIN BY ALL YOUR GREAT POSTINGS!!!
GODAMM IT -The Dumb Dame mussed have Bribed someone!
Remember how the Democratic party conspired to kick out Howard Dean when it looked like he was going to win the nomination to run against BushBaby last time around.
What'd the Dumb DAME do to bribe someone this time!
Klaus, all she had to do was promise more entitlements and hand outs. We have Bush to thank for our future fears. It was the vote for McCain that shook me. New Hampshire seems to love the wars. I've been up most of the night trying to figure out why New Hampshire voted the way they did. It has the highest number of college grads in the USA. Apparently this does not mean they are free thinkers. I think the voters were so afraid of Huckabee they simply went for Clinton.
To me this means integrity is not an issue in the 2008 election. I keep hoping our corruption would be over but that is a dream that has been wiped out by both parties. I'm depressed!
Hey Sandra, nice to hear from you, I have really had a long absence from CHB. It's just because I've been absolutely demoralized by the above and beyond call of cowardice of the Democratic Party. Yes, I am really depressed too.
One issue that is really upsetting to me locally here in the San Francisco Bay Area is these punks at the San Francisco zoo who taunted a Rare Siberian Tiger possibly with a slingshot or throwing rocks at the Tiger to the point it enraged the Tiger, it killed one of the three taunters, and injured the other two. I'm sure you've probably heard about it, it's making the national & international news. These punks are witholding some cell phone cameras that may have evidence of them tormenting the tiger, but the lawyer, Mark Geragos, who you've no doubt heard about is defending the punks. The zoo certainly has some of the blame to bear since the security of the zoo was totally inadequate, but never the less a lot of people here in the bay area feel that these punks, who have criminal records for drug dealing & chasing and terrorizing homeless people should bear some personal responsibility. These punks wouldn't even identify their dead friend. The Tiger was shot dead by the police. OHHH…Anyway, this incident has a lot people here in the bay area quite upset.
Good to hear from you Sandra, I hope not to be a stranger so much on CHB cause' I've really missed a whole lot of you all, CHB is EXCEPTIONAL the quality of the postings, the quality of the people. Oh! there are a lot of Cat Fights but everything seems to settle down and people keep talking and work things out.
I had a ray of hope that something was changing when I Heard that Hillary got trounced, only to hear a bit later that Hillary won in New Hampshire, but at least it was by a fairly slim margin. AGGGGGHHHHHH.
Welcome back to CHB Klaus and thanks for the hearty compliment…! I'm glad to hear you are still kickin' and feisty as ever.
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Buying a used 5 Series
roadburner Posts: 7,162On an E60 some services are determined by time, some by mileage, and some by the Condition Based Service system(which calculates service based on driving conditions).
The time based services are: Brake Fluid(every 2 years) and Coolant(every 3-4 years-even though BMW doesn't call for it)
The mileage based services are: Spark Plugs, ATF, and Oxygen Sensors(every 100K miles for all three).
The CBS system has 3 levels of service: Oil Service, Inspection I, and Inspection II. An Oil Service is called for at @15K intervals(or every two years, whichever comes first). It is essentially just an oil change. It costs $80-$125
The Inspection I rolls up at around 30K; it is an oil change, a cabin air filter change, and a comprehensive inspection of the car. Figure $250-$300
Inspection II occurs around 60K and is essentially an Inspection I + an engine air filter change. Costs average $350-$500
If you're going to hang on to it for a while I'd advise changing the automatic transmission or gearbox oil every 50K. Change the final drive oil at 100K. I change the engine oil myself on my wife's X3 at 7.5K intervals due to the fact that the truck chews up its oil in less than 9K miles(based on used oil analysis). That's comparing apples to oranges; some people go 15K without any problem but I'm not one of them.Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 1975 2002A 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 1999 Wrangler 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2009 328i Son's: 2004 X3 2.5
roadburner Posts: 7,162Thanks for the reply, in the end I didn't get the car as I had heard some horror stories regarding the cost of maintaining a BMW after the 50K warranty had expired!!!
Those stories are mostly second and third hand hearsay passed on by pathetic envious fools. I've owned my 1995 3 Series since new and at 115,000 miles maintenance and repairs have averaged $33/month. My wife's 2004 X3 has covered 80,000 miles and has cost $56/month to run. The only thing it has needed apart from scheduled maintenance is a four wheel brake job and a set of tires.
It's too bad you let some jealous imbeciles cheat you out of enjoying a very fine sports sedan.Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 1975 2002A 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 1999 Wrangler 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2009 328i Son's: 2004 X3 2.5
jayrider Posts: 3,554If I followed the dealer recommended service for my 03 jeep liberty, the maintenence costs would average $1000 every 6 months.They have a myriad of flushes, cleanings etc. My costs average $100 per year and it runs fine. If you maintain your bmw,mercedes audi, at a skilled independent shop, your costs will not be excessive. If you give the dealer a blank check than expect to be reamed in most cases. Repairs can be stiff because parts are more expensive,but shouldn't be all that frequent.
roadburner Posts: 7,162If you give the dealer a blank check than expect to be reamed in most cases. Repairs can be stiff because parts are more expensive,but shouldn't be all that frequent.
That's usually the case, although I will say that my local dealer(Sam Swope, Louisville KY) has very fair pricing. They also refuse to push additional unneeded service. That said, I also use a good BMW indie shop, but often it's a toss-up as to which shop will have the better prices. I follow BMW's maintenance schedule to the letter with the exception of oil and automatic transmission fluid or gearbox/final drive oil changes. I change the oil and ATF at 1/2 of BMW's recommended interval while gearbox oil and final drive oil are changed every 30,000 miles in my track rats.Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 1975 2002A 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 1999 Wrangler 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2009 328i Son's: 2004 X3 2.5
jaydoll Posts: 120hi, I have a chance to buy a 2004 530i 6 speed with premium/zennons/cold weather package and 54K miles. It is a relative and it has been maintained by the book and garaged.
Asking price is $17K
My big fear is the electronic on this car. I remeber hearing that there were a lot of problems with the i-drive on this car being the first year of this stlye and i-drive.
Anyone have any idea if the 04 /first year i-drive sytems are destined for failure.?
Any other problems that I shoould know about?
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airmailmiller Posts: 4looking at a 95 525, 126,000 miles , power everything according to the dealer, ac belt is off, but compressor turns freely. good condition, dealer has been driving it for the last 4 months, he wants 3995.00 for it, are they dependable, is this a good price? i m also looking at a 740il for 3000.00 with the same mileage as the 525. it is in excellent shape, just the maintanence costs scare me on the 740. i ve had bimmer motorcycles and i know they are rock solid. any info would help.
roadburner Posts: 7,162The E34 5ers are pretty solid cars. Have it checked out by a good BMW tech. If the belt is off the A/C compressor you can bet something is wrong. A service history would also be nice to have. If it's a stick and it checks out I'd pay no more than $3000 for it- $2500 if it has a slushbox.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport 1975 2002A 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 1999 Wrangler 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2009 328i Son's: 2004 X3 2.5
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lanc3lot75 Posts: 3Hello Guys! I'm new to the forum and new to buying a BMW. I'm interested in buying a used 530i but have 3 options below.
- Price $33,888, Mileage 21,800 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk
- Price $36,900, Mileage 36,979 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk, CPO
- Price $31,988, Mileage 48,174 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk, CPO
Can you please let me know which one will be the best price to buy or let me know if all are over price.
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kevin530 Posts: 25Lanc, is there some reason why the first one you listed is not a CPO? I would hesitate to buy a non-CPO 2007 with 21,000 miles.
My belief is that you really should be looking at a CPO when buying a complex machine like a 5. Mileage takes a back seat to CPO IMO and I guess there is no talking you out of the black on black??????? -
gardis Posts: 185Hiya Lanc,
I bought a 2007 530i in Alpine White with Blk leather and I love it. Had Premium, Cold, Sports, prem sound, and NAV also. Car had 24K miles on the clock, and I ended up paying $36, 200 which is less than your price on a vehicle with over 36K miles. I would get them down to $34K before going ahead with it, based on my mileage. My car was impeccable. Not a scratch on it. So, use that as your guide.
Good luck with it.
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kevin530 Posts: 25How much would I love a 550 but I could well end up arrested. And, I have to say that I enjoy my almost 30mpg from my 530 with more than decent power and fun ride. To me, the balance of the 530 with power and good mileage is worth it.
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firstbmw_ga Posts: 13Hello,
My first post, and also looking to own my first BMW..
I have looked at a 2009 528i (1100 miles) with full factory warranty until May 2013. It has Premium and Cold Weather Packages, Comfort Access, Leather Power Seats with Memory and Lumbar, Sunroof, iPod and USB Adapter, Xenon Headlights, HomeLink.. This is with an independent dealer in GA, and asking for $39,500
Looking at Edmunds.com and other sources, price seems to be within in the range, and would like to get your opinion on what would be right price for this car.
Looks like this particular car was bought back by the BMW America, due to some minor glitch with the battery, they have replaced the battery, and everything seems to be fine.
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kyfdx Posts: 32,458What do I think?
I think BMW isn't going to buy back a $50K car for a battery "glitch". There had to be something seriously wrong with that car.
I also wonder if the title has been "branded" as a manufacturer buyback. If it has, then the warranty may not be in effect. Sometimes they will do a program called "Trade Assist", because they don't have to brand the title. That preserves the warranty and the trade-in value down the road.. but I still wouldn't want it.
I'd be very nervous about dropping $40K on a car that has already demonstrated serious problems. You can buy a loaded up '08 with a CPO extended warranty from a BMW dealer for the same money..MODERATOR
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gardis Posts: 185Kevin
that is some good gas mileage. I am getting 20-21mpg city driving consistent, which is what they say I should be getting. More if I'm on the highway. How on earth do you get 30mpg? That has to be all highway driving, I'm thinking.
Has anyone configured the central locking system so that after you start the engine, the doors do NOT lock when you are inside the car? I'm thinking if I go to a car wash, the doors will lock after I get out, and I won't be able to get back in? I saw in the manual where you can change that. Anyone else had this problem? -
njldan Posts: 2It is a 2006 525xi with manual transmission. It has 34000miles on the clock. The carfax report is clean. The dealer asked for $25000, and I offered $22000 and I expect a counter offer. But the offer was accepted. Now I am hesitated for such a quick acceptance. Is my offer too high or is there anything wrong with car?


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Sacred Meals: Food, Community and Place in Indigenous Traditions
Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, Pacific Lutheran University
This assignment focuses on the importance of cultivating awareness of the interdependency of people and place. This core concept intersects with a central big idea of the course: how subsistence traditions maintain reciprocal relationships between human and ecological communities.
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Katie Gulliford, Tacoma Community College
Students investigate methods to purify a sample of "dirty" water to drinking water. They'll look at three different methods for purification: distillation, filtration, and iodine (I2) treatment. They then will calculate the monetary cost of purifying water.
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Swimming Upstream: Relating Trapped Energy in Organic Hydrogenations to Use of Reduced Hydrocarbons as Energy Sources
Shane E. Hendrickson, Wenatchee Valley College
An activity designed to inform the student of the potential and pitfalls of storing energy by the generation of reduced organic molecules, particularly as pertains to the generation of ethanol from molecules of a greater oxidation state and the ultimate fate of oxidized carbon when the energy potential is realized. As a part of a discussion of sustainability issues, the activity will be part of a discussion of global energy generation and use and couched in a form similar to the US energy flow trends.
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Nature and Food
Liz Campbell, Seattle Central Community College
In this activity students read articles or excerpts of books to explore the topic of sustainability in terms of food webs, roles of plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria and their own food choices. Students continue their exploration of these kingdoms with a visit to a farmers' market and a grocery store to compare locally grown foods and grocery store selections.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Local Community/Watershed, Regional
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Food Systems & Agriculture
Is The Water Safe for Aquatic Life?
Sue Habeck, Tacoma Community College
In this field activity students ponder sustainability issues such as point and non-point sources of pollution (including personal contributions), impacts of pollution, and potential mitigations.
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Water & Watersheds, Pollution & Waste, Human Impact & Footprint, Ecosystem Health, Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Wants Versus Needs
Madeline Lovell, Seattle University
"Wants Versus Needs" is a two-part assignment given to students to encourage reflection on the materialism/consumption inherent in today's American society. This activity is designed to bring home to students the personal impact of materialism and advertising in America today.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Lifestyles & Consumption, Social & Environmental Justice, Cultures & Religions, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies
Delocalized Diets: Globalization, Food, and Culture
Mary L. Russell, Pierce College
This assignment addresses cultural sustainability by asking students to go beyond distinguishing between five subsistence strategies to examining the impact of globalization on diet and culture.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Local Community/Watershed, Regional, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice, Human Health & Wellbeing, Food Systems & Agriculture, Lifestyles & Consumption
Sustaining Indigenous Cultures
Tori Saneda, Cascadia Community College
Student teams will research an indigenous culture focusing on issues of both cultural and environmental sustainability as they are related to modern development.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Cultures & Religions, Lifestyles & Consumption, Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Plant People
Rob Efird, Seattle University
This integrated outdoor-learning, research and reflection exercise gives students a first-hand familiarity with local native plants and their significance in local native societies.
Bioregion Scale: Regional, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Social Change and the Climate Crisis: Toward a Sustainable Future
Mary Lou Finley, Antioch University
Students gain hands-on research experience and increase their understanding of the applicability of theories of social change and further information about climate change.
Bioregion Scale: Global, Local Community/Watershed
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Impact & Footprint, Climate Change, Social & Environmental Justice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices


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Women's VA Health Care Falls Short
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Last July, while driving home from a family visit, former Air Force staff sergeant Dawn Whitt-Chenelly began to suffer severe pain in her lower abdomen and rushed to the large VA hospital in Bath, NY. Contrary to VA policy, there were no stirrups on the exam table (a metal bedpan was placed under her hips) and no privacy curtains around the table, and the hospital had no sonogram machine. Most disconcerting: The physician told her it had been years since he'd done a pelvic exam.
Whitt-Chenelly's husband, Joe Chenelly, and three of the couple's children (young sons then aged 2, 1, and 4 weeks) didn't fare much better in the waiting room. Several patients clearly had mental-health issues. When one became agitated and potentially violent, a staff member suggested Joe and the children wait in a storage closet the only safe place.
Over and over, women complain of poor even incompetent care at VA health centers. Brandy Wight, 24, a former medic who served in Afghanistan, went to a VA clinic in Louisville, KY, for a Pap smear. She had to return three times "before they managed to get a proper sample," Wight reports. "If they can't get something that simple right, how could I trust them for more serious medical care?"
Lack of appropriate treatment is a serious problem at VA centers. "Too many VA providers either have not treated women or are not up-to-date on women's health issues and procedures," says Joy Ilem, a former Army medic who is national appeals officer for Disabled American Veterans. At facilities that lack women's-health specialists, care is contracted out, making it piecemeal at best. There is no formal program, for example, for tracking mammography results and following up on abnormal screens to make sure women receive timely care, says Delilah Washburn, 57, president of the National Association of State Women Veterans Coordinators and a former Air Force first sergeant who served for more than 20 years. "We suspect Congress would be appalled by the differences in timeliness-to-treatment data for abnormal mammograms at VAMCs [VA medical centers] across the nation," she testified before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs last summer.
Women veterans die because of this neglect. Sadly, Washburn knows better than most how important prompt follow-up can be. In 2004, her mammogram films at the VA clinic in Wichita Falls, TX, were read by another hospital under VA contract. The report she was given, Washburn says, concluded that because there was no breast cancer in her family and her breast tissue was dense, the doctors didn't see anything abnormal, so they would call it normal. Every mammogram she had in the following three years was also reported as "normal." Then, in 2007, she was diagnosed with Stage III ductal carcinoma. Her tumor was nearly an inch in diameter, and the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. "I know now they should have sent me for an ultrasound, which could have revealed the tumor when it was much smaller," says Washburn. "But it was never mentioned."
Many experts do advise that women with dense breast tissue who face a greater risk of breast cancer and whose mammograms are harder to read have an ultrasound screening.
Case Study: Captain Dawn Halfaker
The mission: While on night patrol in 2004 in Iraq's dangerous Sunni Triangle, Halfaker was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. It tore off her right arm, shattered her shoulder, smashed her ribs, burned her face, bruised her lungs, and peppered her body with shrapnel. Halfaker's injuries were so severe she was medevaced to Germany, then the U.S., where she was kept in a medical coma for 10 days.
A dream lost: When she woke up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC her parents told her she had lost her right arm and shoulder. Halfaker, who was right-handed, had been a basketball player at West Point and had considered trying out for the Women's National Basketball Association. Instead, "I saw that bandage where my arm used to be. I didn't want to believe it," she says.
Adding insult to injury: After nearly a year, Halfaker left Walter Reed, which is not part of the VA and where her treatment had been excellent. She then entered the regular system at a VA medical center in Washington, DC. The first doctor she saw there assumed she couldn't have been in direct combat and expressed surprise that she'd lost an arm in Iraq. "Even though women are flooding the system, they're still unaccustomed to dealing with us," says Halfaker. Her care was disorganized; she had to return multiple times to get basic treatment for her shrapnel injuries. "The VA acted like they'd never seen shrapnel wounds before," she says. "They didn't even know that these are skin wounds and that I needed to see a dermatologist, not an orthopedist."
A warrior again: Today, Halfaker runs her own successful national-security consulting company and serves on the board of the Wounded Warrior Project, a group that offers support and training programs to severely injured service members. And she's a passionate advocate for women in the military: There has to be "an aggressive approach," she told Congress last spring, "to eliminating the barriers" that keep women vets from getting help.
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By: pilotguy71 on April 26, 2006 - 6:45pm - Add new comment
Why do the gators get killed when WE invade their territory? I have a real problem with this! Does anyone else? Here's a story I found on WPLG in South Florida:
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- An alligator attacked a Coral Springs man who was diving in a pond to recover golf balls Tuesday.
Police said Steven Martinez was diving for golf balls at the Links of Boynton Beach at 8020 Jog Road when the gator grabbed his left forearm in its mouth.
Martinez was able to yank his arm away from the alligator.
By: pilotguy71 on April 28, 2006 - 9:20am - Add new comment
Saw this story on CNN.com and wanted to share it:
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- A cantankerous crocodile chased a man removing a storm-felled tree from its pen before stealing his chainsaw, shattering a few teeth in the process.
The aptly named Brutus, a 4.5m (15-ft) saltwater crocodile kept as an attraction at the Corroboree Park Tavern in Australia's Northern Territory, took offence at the noise of the chainsaw as the man cut the fallen tree, tavern co-owner Linda Francis told Reuters.
"Freddy had climbed out on to the tree and was removing a limb when the crocodile just erupted
By: pilotguy71 on May 6, 2006 - 11:23am - Add new comment
Since gas prices have been a hot topic locally and around the country lately, I wanted to post this link:
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This link will show the lowest and highest price gas stations in the 29910 zip code. If you live outside this zip code, there is a spot to change it.
Hope this helps!
Have a great weekend everyone!
By: pilotguy71 on May 12, 2006 - 11:21am - Add new comment
Okay. Time to speak up on this topic again. With Bluffton being one of the fastest growing areas of South Carolina, one would hope that the USPS would keep up with the increase in the number of people doing business with them here.
I spent 30 minutes of my morning yesterday in line in order to mail some small packages. I do realize that I can buy postage online (if I had a scale to weigh them) or mail them using a different carrier.
By: pilotguy71 on May 28, 2006 - 8:50am - Add new comment
This will leave you with a mixed bag of emotions.
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) -- A man killed his two young children Saturday by throwing them off the 15th floor of a landmark South Beach hotel and then jumped to his own death, police said.
Edward Van Dyk, 43, tossed his two sons, ages 4 and 8, to their deaths around 8:20 a.m., Miami Beach Police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.
By: pilotguy71 on June 1, 2006 - 11:22am - Add new comment
Has anyone else had a bad experience with DISH Network? We have been without service since May 23rd. Last weekend, the crew came out to fix the "switch" but didn't bring a one with them. Today, as I was patiently waiting for them to show between my scheduled block time of 8am to Noon, the service center called me at 11:20 to cancel my appoinment! Next available callout date, June 5th!
And yes, before anyone asks, I did call to speak to a manager. "Sorry for the inconvenience" is all they are trained to say.
By: pilotguy71 on June 14, 2006 - 4:00pm - Add new comment
My backyard weather station in Bluffton Park recorded 4.11 inches of rain yesterday. Total rainfall from the storm measured 4.14 inches.
That certainly helped out our deficit for the year, but we are still below normal by 7.19 inches.
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By: pilotguy71 on June 14, 2006 - 8:30pm - Add new comment
Past history has shown that an active June in the Atlantic has no correlation with hurricane activity later in the season. However, the model forecasts over the past few days from the reliable GFS, NOGAPS, and Canadian models are showing a weather pattern more typical of mid-July developing over the tropical Atlantic. This may make for a exceptionally active June.
By: pilotguy71 on June 16, 2006 - 3:02pm - Add new comment
After some much needed rainfall from Tropical Strom Alberto this past Tuesday, we dry out just in time for a weekend that is shaping up to be beautiful. Here's the forecast:
Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s...except low 70s near the coast. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph this evening...becoming 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s...except low 80s near the coast. East winds 5 to 10 mph...increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s...except lower 70s near the coast. Light winds.
Sunday Mostly sunny.
By: pilotguy71 on June 17, 2006 - 11:55am - Add new comment
Do you live in a hurricane evacuation zone? What Category of storm does it have to be? If you'd like to find out, click on the following and enter your address to view the map:
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Math 22 On-Line Course Syllabus: Summer 2014
Instructor: Mrs. Leach
Office: Missouri S&T 213 Rolla Bldg
Phone: 573-341-4654
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office Hour: By appointment
Course Prerequisite: Students are responsible for ensuring that Calc II (Math 15/21 or equivalent) is on their official Missouri S&T academic record with a grade of C or better not later than the first day of classes. Students will be dropped from Math 22 if they cannot officially demonstrate that they have satisfied this prerequisite. Note that graduate students who are taking Math 22 are not subject to this requirement.
Office Hours: Because of the asynchronous nature of this course, all virtual office hours are by request. As requests are made, all students will be notified of scheduled dates/times such that anyone can participate in any scheduled virtual office hour independent of who has made the request. Students should request dates/times for virtual office hours via EMAIL to the instructor. Virtual office hours are always conducted during normal business hours during times mutually convenient to the instructor and student.
Virtual office hours are conducted via the Adobe Connect application, which is accessed via the Missouri S&T Blackboard system. Students who are non-resident to Missouri S&T will be given a userid/password combination to use for the Blackboard system by the Missouri S&T Information Technology Department upon admission to Missouri S&T.
Course Organization: All pertinent course information can be found on the course homepage. This is an asynchronous on-line course. Click here for a summary description of how the course works.
This course makes use of the WebAssign application. This application contains all of the course resources (textbook, videos, examples, etc.) and it provides the means by which students can view/submit their homework assignments and take quizzes. The WebAssign application is very straightforward and students are encouraged to spend some time at the beginning of the course familiarizing themselves with the features they may find useful.
There are "not-later-than" dates which are referred to as "absolute due dates" for homework, quizzes and exams. Since this course is asynchronous, students may work well ahead of the absolute due dates and students are encouraged to do so.
Attendance Policy: Since there are no classes to attend, student attendance will be monitored and recorded through timely completion of homework assignments, quizzes and exams. "Timely" means that these items are completed not later than their respective absolute due date (described above). Students who fail to keep the schedule for these class activities for whatever reason will incur an "absence" for each infraction. Student enrollment in this course may be terminated by the instructor for excessive absences due to late homework or quizzes. Student enrollment in this course will be terminated by the instructor for excessive absence due to a late exam. Students are responsible for keeping track of their individual attendance record. The Missouri S&T Academic Alert System will be used by the instructor to inform students if they are in danger of being dropped for poor attendance.
Communications: Students may interact with one another via the WebAssign application or other means (texting, Email, etc.), as desired. Students may interact with the instructor in three ways. The means by which students interact with the instructor (or with each other) depends on the student's needs and location. The instructor is accessible via office hours, Email or phone.
Regardless of the medium used, students should expect a response from the instructor within one business day. Note that weekend days (Saturday, Sunday) and holidays are not business days.
Homework: There is a homework assignment for each section from the text that is covered in the course. Late homework is not accepted. Homework due dates are NOT changed on a per-student basis for any reason. The "absolute due date" for all homework is the due date for each homework assignment indicated in the WebAssign system. The system is configured to allow students three attempts at each portion of each assigned problem. A portion of a question can be submitted for grading by the WebAssign system without affecting the number of attempts remaining on any other portion (question, or part of a question) of the assignment. The system is also configured to allow students to see correct answers to problems they missed once the assignment is submitted by the student for grading. Students are welcome to work with each other on homework assignments, but each person must do his/her own individual assignment since the problems will be different for each student and the system keeps track of grading per individual student. The percentage earned of the total possible homework points in the WebAssign system multiplied by 100 is the student's homework grade for the class.
Hour Exams: There are three hour exams worth 100 points each. Absolute due dates for each hour exam are as follows:
Exam #1: June 11, 2014
Exam #2: June 26, 2014
Exam #3: July 10, 2014
The exams cover material from the textbook, homework problems, and additional materials developed for the course (videos, on-line examples, etc.). Calculators will not be permitted for use on the hour exams, but students are allowed one single-sided 8.5" x 11" crib sheet. Anything may be written on a student's own crib sheet EXCEPT FOR worked examples of problems. Crib sheets must be handwritten by the respective student unless a documented physical disability precludes this. Crib sheets may not be a photocopy of any kind. A student may not use another individual's crib sheet. Violation of crib sheet rules can result in penalties up to and including a score of zero for the exam with revocation of the crib sheet privilege for offending students. Students will turn in their crib sheet along with their exam. Crib sheets are not returned to students, so if students desire to keep a copy of their crib sheet, they should photocopy the sheet prior to the exam.
How to Request An Exam:
- Contact the testing center to schedule the desired date/time of the exam. Most testing centers require some advanced notice. Students should consult with the testing center they use to determine that testing center's requirement. Most testing centers (including the Missouri S&T Testing Center) charge a fee for their services.
- Request an exam authorization from the Course Instructor via EMAIL. The Course Instructor requires two working days advanced notice.
- The EMAIL to the Course Instructor must contain only: Exam Number, Date, Time (Exam #1, 6/10/14, 3PM) for example.
- Students should always expect a response to this EMAIL from the Course Instructor and should assume that NO exam has been authorized if a response has not been received.
- Students who cannot follow the instructions above will be advised to follow the instructions and re-submit the request. Students should assume that NO exam has been authorized if instructions have not been followed correctly.
- Students will be required to adhere to the date/time agreed to with the Course Instructor.
- Any changes to the date/time must be coordinated with the testing center and must receive approval by the Course Instructor. Students are responsible for making coordination and securing approval.
- Students will not be allowed to take more than one exam in any seven (7) day period. Students will not be allowed to take the final exam earlier than six weeks from that student's start date for the course.
Testing Center: Students who are in or around the Rolla area for the duration of the course will be required to use the Missouri S&T Testing Center, which charges a fee for its services. For students not in the Rolla area, the testing site and proctor will be assigned by the Course Instructor. Normally, This is a testing center at a college/university local to the student. Students bear all responsibility for fees that may be charged by these testing centers. The course instructor reserves the right to revoke approval of a testing center at any time for any reason. In this case, the instructor will provide a replacement that satisfies the needs of the course without placing an undue burden on the student. Students are responsible for coordinating exam dates/times with the testing center. This should be done prior to the student requesting an exam date/time from the instructor.
Assessment Feedback: Feedback on homework and quizzes is provided immediately by the WebAssign application. Hour exams will be sent by the proctoring facility to the instructor, who will grade each exam. Once exams are graded, scores are posted to the WebAssign system. Exams are not returned to students. For students not in-resident on the Missouri S&T campus, the instructor will provide a brief narrative to each student on each exam that reflects problem areas for the student on that particular exam. This narrative will noramlly be provided to students within one week of the exam date. For students who are in-resident on the Missouri S&T campus, feedback for exams is given during regular office hours. Feedback regarding the final exam is given in the form of the student's final course grade, which is reported to students via the JOE'SS system.
Final Exam: The final exam is worth 200 points towards the final course grade. The absolute due date for the final exam is Thursday, July 24, 2014. Calculators are not permitted for use on the final exam, but students are allowed one double-sided 8.5" x 11" crib sheet made from a single piece of paper. The rules and penalties for crib sheets as described above apply to the crib sheet used for the final exam. Students will turn in the crib sheet used for the final exam. Neither the final crib sheet nor the final exam is returned to students.
Technical And Other Assistance:
- Questions involving homework problems or course material should be directed to the course instructor during virtual office hours. Additionally, students are free to work together on the homework and are free to contact one another to this end at will.
- Issues and problems involving personal computing equipment or Internet Service Providers owned or contracted by students are the responsibility of the owning/contracting student.
- Problems involving access to the course website http://web.mst.edu/~leachdp can be addressed to the Missouri S&T Information Technology Helpdesk (573-341-4257) or http://help.mst.edu .
- Problems involving WebAssign: The WebAssign web site has numerous avenues for students to seek assistance for technical questions and problems with the WebAssign application. These include a comprehensive user's guide, help topics and live phone-in or EMAIL support for the WebAssign application. Students should take some time to become familiar with these resources.
Grading: Course grades are computed using scores from the WebAssign Homework, WebAssign Quizzes, hour exams and final exams only. There are no extra credit points or projects, no quizzes or homework outside of the WebAssign system and no "participation" or "attendance" points. Grades on individual assignments, quizzes or exams are not "curved" for any reason.
On exams, students are expected to show all relevant work in order to receive full credit. An answer, even a correct answer, with no supporting work will, in general, be worth few points. Points will also be deducted for failure to show "critical" work, such as graphs and key algebraic steps, as well as omission/abuse of mathematical symbols, such as equal signs, integral signs, limit notation, etc. On the other hand, correct procedures, but with minor computational errors, may earn almost full credit even when the final answer is incorrect. A good rule of thumb regarding expectations in grading is that if correct well-documented work with minor errors is submitted, then most of the points should be expected. If substandard work that has occasional truth therein is submitted, if it appears that a student is merely "parroting" what appears in a solution manual, or if a question is incompletely answered, fewer points should be expected.
There are 600 points possible in the course. The final course grade is determined as follows: 540-600 earns an A, 480-539 earns a B, 420-479 earns a C, 360-419 earns a D, below 360 points earns an F. The instructor reserves the right to alter these ranges. Any such changes would be in the student's benefit.
Questions: Student questions, problems or issues should be addressed with the student's instructor first. Questions or problem that cannot be resolved satisfactorily at this level should be directed to the Department Chair of Mathematics & Statistics at Missouri S&T, Dr. Steve Clark. He may be reached at 573-341-4906 or via Email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Academic Dishonesty: The Missouri S&T regulations concerning academic dishonesty are found on page 30 of the Missouri S&T Student Academic Regulations handbook (Section 200.010). It is each student's responsibility to be aware of these regulations. Academic dishonesty is not tolerated in this course.
Extra Help: Students are expected to make full use of course materials as a first means of understanding the subject matter. If there is a need for additional help, students are welcome to make use of virtual office hours. However, a first question that will be asked of students seeking assistance in this manner is whether the student has made use of the course materials in answering the question at hand. In addition to virtual office hours, most colleges and universities have some form of mathematics assistance (Math Lab, Math Help Room, etc.) for use by students that may be accessible to anyone. Web sites such as http://www.mathnerds.com can also be a source for additional assistance. Students bear sole responsibility for any assistance they may obtain via resources outside of the structure of this course.
Disability Support: Students with a documented disability who anticipate needing accommodations in this course are strongly encouraged to meet with their instructor early in the semester. These students will need to request that the Missouri S&T Disability Service staff (located in 203 Norwood Hall, phone 341-6655, Email email@example.com , also see http://dss.mst.edu for more information) provides a letter that can be presented by the student to the instructor. This letter verifies the disability status and specifies the accommodation(s) that are requested. This letter must be presented to the instructor by the student before any accommodations can be arranged and within a reasonable amount of time prior to the accommodations being needed.


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The speakers on the call today are Phil Mulacek, our CEO; we also have Bill Jasper, President; Collin Visaggio, CFO; and Dave Holland, our Upstream Manager, and our 2 of our board members are joining us on the call today. We have a presentation to accompany our comments today. The presentation can be accessed on our website at www.interoil.com. You can find the link under the Investor Relations section on the homepage.
At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Phil Mulacek, our CEO. Please go ahead, Phil.
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Thank you, Wayne. We'd like to thank everyone for joining us today and for participating in today's conference call. These are exciting times for us. We've been very busy recently and I've just been meeting with a number of new members and existing and old members of the PNG Government, many of the same ministers we have been working with and a number of the new ministers which are all anxious to get back to work.
But before we get started, there have been also number of changes in our Board of Directors that we'd like to mention. Dr. Gaylen Byker, an original founder and board member from the company's start will be spending more time with us as Chairman since his retirement as President from Calvin College. We've also added 2 new board members, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, a former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; and Mr. Sam Delcamp, former Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Fuller Foundation. We have both Dr. Byker and Sir Rabbie with us today, and I'd like to turn the call over to Gaylen from a few brief remarks. Galen? Gaylen J. Byker Thanks, Phil. It's been a long history of working with Phil and InterOil. I joined the board in 1997, that actually helped start the company already in 1995. The company has delivered impressive results over these last 15 years, and it's taken a lot of guts and determination and perseverance on all fronts to arrive at the enviable position that the company is in today. I'm pleased to be working now as Board Chair in a more direct role with InterOil's management team in these thriving and challenging times. We plan to finalize our LNG partnering arrangement and develop the Antelope fields with the approval of the newly elected Papua New Guinea government. And we are going to hear about the prospects of the new delineation program for Triceratops with our partner, Pacific Rubiales. Our prospect inventory has never looked more promising and we have an accelerated exploration plan for the next 12 months. So it's exciting times, and with Sir Rabbie and Sam on the board, we've got some new added expertise, and we're pretty excited about that, and delighted to be in the call and spending time in Singapore and PNG every month now.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde. The dividing line is the Kelly Burn, which flows into the Firth of Clyde just south of the Rothesay ferry terminal. Despite their proximity, the two villages have historically been divided, Skelmorlie in Ayrshire and Wemyss Bay in Renfrewshire.
Skelmorlie itself is divided into two sections, Lower and Upper Skelmorlie. There is one primary school in this village, with secondary age pupils going to Largs Academy in North Ayrshire.
In common with this part of the Clyde foreshore the rich red sandstone is a prominent feature of the landscape and housing in Skelmorlie.
Skelmorlie's history is recorded as far back as the fifteenth century. Skelmorlie Castle, south of the village, is a tower house built on the site of an older structure in 1502. Much altered and added to since, it is an ancient seat of the Clan Montgomery (a notable burial tomb of the family can be seen at Skelmorlie Aisle in Largs). During the nineteenth century the village was once home to many Glasgow tea barons. On the cliff above the shore a large hydropathic institution[1][2] once stood, with access from the main road via a lift whose shaft was hewn out of the rock face. The building later operated as a hotel, but was demolished in the 1990s.
To the south of Skelmorlie is the serpent mound, a prehistoric, perhaps druidic, site apparently carved either deliberately for religious uses or by nature then reused due to its natural shape.
On Saturday 18 April 1925, an embankment on the reservoir which belonged to the Eglinton Estate and provided the main water supply for the whole village gave way, releasing millions of gallons of water down through the village. After 10 minutes many homes, streets and gardens were shattered and five people, four of them children, lay dead.
The composer and arranger Brian Fahey lived in Skelmorlie until his death in 2007.[citation needed] Nowadays Skelmorlie has a population of 1880 residents.
In the early part of the 20th century the Royal Navy used a measured nautical mile in the Firth of Clyde off Skelmorlie, known as the 'Skelmorlie Mile' as the range for speed trials of new warships.
Recently Skelmorlie has been in the news as reports of a rogue creature known as 'the skelmorlie panther' have been sighted in and around the area. Numerous witnesses have come forward but without any photographic evidence the beast's actual species is still a mystery. According to most witnesses the creature is said to be larger than a cat and smaller than a bear.
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- Skelmorlie by Walter Smart, published locally in 1969. Now out of print but a useful source of local history. Available on-line at Scribd
- ^ Bradley, James; Dupree, Mageurite; Durie, Alastair (1997). "Taking the Water Cure: The Hydropathic Movement in Scotland, 1840-1940". Business and Economic History 26 (2): 429. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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Alter Ego: Centennial (Issue #100)
- Posted by Johanna on April 4, 2011 at 9:14 am
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Review by KC Carlson
Reaching the milestone of a hundred consecutive issues is certainly an accomplishment, especially in an era where the source material for Alter Ego — comic books themselves — are constantly rebooting and re-numbering, chasing those fans that believe that a first issue is a more valuable reading experience than something with a little history behind it. So, it's doubly important to celebrate the 100th issue (or even the 120th, if you count the prior incarnations of Alter Ego) of comics' premiere fanzine and ongoing source of comic history.
Originally created in 1961 by the late Dr. Jerry Bails (popularly known as the "Father of Comic Book Fandom"), Alter-Ego (then with a hyphen) sprung out of plans for a JLA-centric newsletter. It became larger in scope after Bails visited DC editor Julius Schwartz in New York and discussed the plan with uber-fan Roy Thomas — long before his almost 50-year professional career in comics editing and writing. Bails was the first editor, with Thomas as co-editor and sole contributor to the first issue (reproduced in full in Alter Ego #100). Thomas eventually took over the whole thing to allow Bails time to research what became the Who's Who of American Comics (still available online), as well as many other important early — and invaluable– indexes and guides about comics and their creators.
Thomas has been the sole editor of TwoMorrows' 100-issue run of Alter Ego (originally launched as a back feature in Comic Book Artist), and thus he's the focus of the main article in this anniversary issue. That's a 45-page, heavily illustrated, in-depth interview covering Thomas' time at DC Comics in the 1980s and 90s as one of the companies' last writer/editors, following his departure from Marvel Comics in 1981. Primarily focusing on his main titles — All-Star Squadron/Infinity Inc. and Arak/Son of Thunder, Thomas pulls few punches in discussing the problems of working remotely, miscommunications with decision-makers and his DC-assigned "assistants", and generally trying to cope with both a rapidly changing industry and an ever-more corporate DC. Many of his fan-favorite projects are also discussed, including Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew!, Secret Origins, Shazam!/Captain Marvel, and his acclaimed work with Gil Kane on the beautiful The Ring of the Nibelung, based on the operas by Wagner. There's even a discussion of Thomas and Gerry Conway's work on the the early (in-pack) versions of Atari Force and Swordquest!. Secrets are revealed, an occasional ego bruised, and plenty of not-to-be-missed insight provided on surviving (or not) Crisis on Infinite Earths and other DC continuity-altering events.
The massive Thomas interview was conducted by Alter Ego's key interviewer, Jim Amash, who — in turn — is interviewed himself for some great insights on how he goes about his work. I'm a big fan of Amash's interviews in AE (especially the massive, recent George Kashdan interview), because he picks his subjects for their importance to history, not controversy; he's incredibly well-researched; he asks all the same questions I would have asked, and more; and he treats his subjects with dignity and respect — without putting them on a pedestal. An interview with Amash is like listening in on two old friends having lunch and talking about the most amazing history. It's good to see Jim in the spotlight for a change! (As well as giving him a chance to spotlight his art!)
Taking advantage of Alter Ego #100's 32-page full-color section is another selection of Alex Wright's digital transformations of some classic "calendar girls" into stunning portraits of some DC-centric wartime heroines. This time around, instead of using photographs of actresses, Wright has used some classic "good girl" art originally done by the leading artists of that genre's era (Vargas, Petty, Elvgren, and more) as his "base", creating an interesting fusion of so-called "junk" art forms and classic artists and characters. The originals are printed alongside the the transmuted versions for comparison.
Also in the 160-page trade paperback are more annotated features about the original Alter-Ego fanzine, as well as pages of testimonials — both written and drawn — from pros, peers, and big-name fans, including Marie Severin, Frank Brunner, Gerry Conway, Maggie Thompson, John Romita Sr., Marv Wolfman, Scott Shaw!, George Perez, Jerry Ordway, Paul Gulacy, Ted White, Gene Colon, Stan Lee, and a touching note from Dick Giordano received by Thomas a few months before Giordano's passing.
There are also plenty of Alter Ego's regular features as well, including an extra-length "Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt" by Michael T. Gilbert, featuring a lot of early work and influences. There's also a new "FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)", spotlighting Fawcett's Spider-based characters; a look at the first fictionally chronological meeting of Captain Marvel and Superman (from Roy's All-Star Squadron); and another chapter of Fawcett artist Marc Swayze's memoirs. "Comic Fandom Archive" looks at the fan-produced 1964 Super Hero Calendar, which featured unique sketches by pros Ditko, Kirby, and Russ Manning alongside "fan" artwork by Alan Weiss, Biljo White, Buddy Saunders, and more. An obituary for Mike Esposito and an extra-long lettercol wrap-up the issue.
It's a great issue for a great historical fanzine, with hours of great reading! Best wishes for 100 more — there's always more history to be found! Look for the wonderful JSA cover by Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway. It's a personally commissioned (by Roy) reworking of the interior "cover" for the All-Star Squadron Preview from Justice League of America #193 (with an artistic tweak — can you spot it?).
Preview pages are posted at the publisher's website. The publisher provided a review copy.
5 Responses to "Alter Ego: Centennial (Issue #100)"
- Roy Thomas Says:
April 4, 2011 at 11:25 AMThanks for the kind words. The editorial/production staff and I worked hard on the issue.
- Jim Amash Says:
April 4, 2011 at 1:25 PMI thank you for the kind words as well.
- Grant Says:
April 4, 2011 at 3:11 PMGreat article. I'm a huge fan of Alter Ego and I'm looking forward to the anniversary issue. Their recent interview with the late George Kashdan was absolutely fascinating. I couldn't put it down. I never miss an issue of Alter Ego or Back Issue. They're an invaluable reference source. As was Comic Book Artist. Congratulations Roy and Jim and to all the contributors.
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April 6, 2011 at 3:45 PMthe tweak is that the original had Sir Justin while thi one has Starman?
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April 6, 2011 at 4:00 PMVery good! I forgot to go back and mention that answer in the comments. (Sir Justin was the Shining Knight.) Thanks!


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- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup earth balance margarine, diced
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
- 3 tablespoons hot water
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- 1/2 cup earth balance margarine, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegan sour cream
- 1 to 2 tablespoons soy milk, if needed
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the margarine, using your fingers to blend it in until it resembles peas. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 10-inch tube pan or a 9-inch square baking pan.
In a blender, combine the flaxseed and water and blend until frothy and thick. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the sugar and margarine. Use an electric mixer to cream them until fluffy. Add the flax mixture and the vanilla. Mix to combine.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. Add half of the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix until combined. Add the sour cream and remaining dry ingredients. Mix well to combine. The mixture should be thick but pourable. If it is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons soy milk.
Spoon about two-thirds of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with half of the topping. Spoon the remaining batter on top and spread as evenly as possible. Sprinkle with the remaining topping.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack. If using a tube pan, remove the cake from the pan once it has cooled. If using a square pan, serve the cake from the pan.
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