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Read and comment on this story from the Johnstown Tribune Democrat on Robert M. Livingston, 82, who hopes to join Peace Corps. That's why he's selling the family business that dates to 1889, shuttering the house where he and his late wife reared five children and preparing to join the Peace Corps. He's already filled out a slew of forms and submitted his physical information, which has been approved. He is waiting for an interview and hopes to know shortly after that if the corps wants him. "We all owe a certain amount of service back to society," Livingston, better known as Livingston the Plumber, said during an interview in his office on the second floor of a former stable at 138 Harshberger St. in Johnstown's Roxbury section. Read the story at:
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By JEFF McCREADY, TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT BUSINESS WRITER June 29, 2003
Robert M. Livingston, 82, says it's time to start giving back to society.
That's why he's selling the family business that dates to 1889, shuttering the house where he and his late wife reared five children and preparing to join the Peace Corps.
He's already filled out a slew of forms and submitted his physical information, which has been approved.
He is waiting for an interview and hopes to know shortly after that if the corps wants him.
"We all owe a certain amount of service back to society," Livingston, better known as Livingston the Plumber, said during an interview in his office on the second floor of a former stable at 138 Harshberger St. in Johnstown's Roxbury section.
But it won't be the end of the world if he isn't accepted. While Livingston thinks his chances are good, he does have a backup plan.
The contingency calls for accepting an assistantship that has been offered to him at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he is working on a doctorate in administration and leadership.
He already has completed a year of study and has been granted a leave of absence if he is accepted into the Peace Corps.
Livingston, who will be 83 in July, earned a master's degree in organizational leadership from Geneva College in 2001.
"Nothing Bob does surprises me," said Chuck Bishop, one of two employees who is buying the business. "I hope I'm walking at 83."
If accepted into the Peace Corps, Livingston would serve for 27 months.
Following that, he wants to buy 10 to 25 acres somewhere in the wilderness to grow chestnut and other trees.
The Peace Corps evolved in 1960 when John F. Kennedy challenged students during a campaign speech at the University of Michigan. He asked them if they would be willing "to serve their country and the cause of peace by living and working in the developing world."
Information on the corps' Web page says more than 168,000 Americans have responded to that challenge.
"We do have a lot of volunteers who are in the Peace Corps, " spokeswoman Sara Ryan said by telephone from her office in Washington. "There is no maximum age."
She said people in good health should have no problem getting into the corps.
Livingston said those accepted receive a living allowance tied to what a teacher is paid in the country where they are helping. That usually amounts to between $150 and $250 a month.
Livingston said he read about a man who was 86 when he left the corps. Lillian Carter, the late mother of former President Carter, was 68 when she joined.
About 40 percent of Peace Corps members are older than 40. Livingston is spry, in good health and does not look his age.
He would like to use his skills to bring potable water and to provide sewage to underdeveloped countries.
"There's a need to do this worldwide, but I'll go wherever they feel my talents can best be used," he said. "I'm in a position to do that."
Through the years he has studied Japanese and pre-medicine, worked at a Bethlehem Steel Corp. shipyard in Baltimore and farmed.
But Livingston didn't always have things this together. He recalls the days when he smoked and drank too much.
"I quit smoking and drinking the same night," he recalled. "When you have to do something you do it. I was ruining myself."
Livingston decided to return to school after the death of his wife, Anna, in 1997. Two years later he earned a bachelor's in human relations from Geneva.
He learned from his wife in the year before her death.
"She spent the last year of her life teaching me how to be self sufficient," he said. "I think I flunked housekeeping."
Today, Geneva uses him to convince people they are never too old to return to school.
"They trot out all the papers and videos about 'ol' Bob,' " he said.
Livingston also has been a teacher through the years.
"See that blackboard," James Mucher, who is buying the business with Bishop, said as he pointed to a flip chart in one part of Livingston's cluttered office. "I spent eight years in front of it."
Livingston says education is vital in the plumbing business, one that he grew up with.
He describes it as an intense industry in which practitioners need problem-solving skills.
"When I was 12, my daddy took me by the hand and said, 'C'mon, you have to learn the business,' " he said. "This is the end of the line as far as the family is concerned.
"And it happened on my watch."
But it is far from the end of the road for this octogenarian who now sleeps on an air mattress as he cleans out his home. Located in front of the business, the home is part of the sale.
"There's no turning back now," he said. "I've burned my bridges."
©Tribune Democrat 2003
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As for leaving the shelter of the United Kingdom, Calzaghe has only ventured forth twice, once to Denmark and another time all the way to Germany. Perhaps he has been kept on a short leash by his manager. By comparison, he makes his homie Ricky Hatton look like a globe-trotting adventurer. One would think that a so called world title would have been defended on a much larger stage than Joe has chosen to date. To nestle in Cardiff for home town support might be comforting, but it does seem excessively reclusive and has resulted in an impression that he is shy. It has certainly hampered and delayed his chances for global fame and recognition. Can you imagine him choosing to defend his title in Las Vegas? It seems almost laughable to even suggest it. Not so for the equally reclusive Kessler who has already fought there and in Australia. They have both made an art out of staying home. So boxers from all over the world have made the pilgrimage to the U.K. in search of the WBO title. That in itself is amazing considering the relative credence of holding a title from that somewhat fringy sanction. If anything, a guy with that title should be out proving his metal by tracking down holders of other titles all over the world. If anything, Joe should be fighting Kessler in Copenhagen. Why? Thats where the prizes are. Certainly one does not consider that Kessler has agreed to go to Cardiff to acquire the WBO strap. IMO hes going there to defeat Calzaghe and make a point. If successful, I predict that Mikkel will spread his wings and search and destroy his way around the planet in order to gain credibility and reap the obvious financial rewards of such a campaign. Kessler, who is seven years junior to Calzaghe, is only four behind in career bouts. He is tracking to have a much larger body count than Joe after all is said and done. His resolute points victories over Mundine and Beyer are very clear assays of his prowess. Those two guys were far from pushovers. 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Battle of Ramadi (1917)
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The Battle of Ramadi was fought in central Iraq late in September 1917 between the British and the Ottomans; it was part of the Mesopotamian campaign in World War I.
The 15th Indian Division was sent to the town of Ramadi, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Baghdad on the south bank of the Euphrates River, where an important Ottoman garrison was quartered. A defeat of that garrison would allow the British further advance along the river. There had already been an abortive attack on the town on 11 July, where the British forces were driven off and retreated to Dhibban at a cost of 566 casualties.
General Brooking ordered the building of a dummy bridge and road on the north bank, to fool the Ottoman forces that the assault they expected would come from that side. He then sent the 6th Cavalry Brigade on a wide flanking march to take up positions to the west of the town (on the Ottoman line of retreat). The attack began on September 28, on the south bank of the Euphrates, with two brigades of the 15th Div forcing their way into the town. Although the Ottomans expected an enemy assault, the British made ample use of armoured cars, which the defenders of the town were not ready to fight against, and the Ottoman garrison was quickly outflanked and surrounded. Nocturnal escape attempt was thwarted by the British cavalry, and the Ottoman forces surrendered in the morning of September 29.
The British maneuver had been especially effective, and Ramadi was conquered quickly and with fewer-than-usual casualties.
Notes and references[edit]
Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5
External references[edit]
- Battle of Ramadi, 1917, at FirstWorldWar.com
- Battle of Ramadi, 1917, at SchoolsHistory.com
- Battle of Ramadi, at The Western Front Association
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Taking delight in deception: former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan admits deception, but Big Media embraces his "purposeful obfuscation" and continues gushing adoration.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan lives a charmed life. Besides pulling down an $8.5 million advance on his memoir, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (topped only by Bill Clinton's $10 million advance), he recently was treated to an orgy of media hype and hoopla usually reserved for screen idols and rock stars.
This hype continued even though during his dozens of media appearances in September, the fabled "Maestro" of central banking made at least two damning confessions that should have sparked universal outrage and a torrent of condemning headlines and editorials. However, Greenspan's admissions seem to have caused nary a ripple of discontent in his sea of media admirers.
Condoning Deception
In interviews on two high-profile television programs--with Mafia Bartiromo on CNBC and with Leslie Stahl on CBS' 60 Minutes--Greenspan admitted, with smug satisfaction, to willfully deceiving Congress when addressing them under oath about some of the most important Fed policies affecting the national and global economies. This blatant deception--in essence, lying--Greenspan brazenly, but casually, described as "purposeful obfuscation" and "destructive syntax."
Were his interviewers outraged by this shocking confession? Far from it; the revelation only seemed to deepen their awe and fascination. The September 17 onscreen performance of CNBC's Bartiromo was especially embarrassing to watch. Ms. Bartiromo, supposedly the consummate news professional, wavered between star-struck hero-worship and giggling girlie flirtation.
Here is the crucial exchange between the breathless Bartiromo and Greenspan:
Maria Bartiromo: All of these important economic events you are overseeing--the most important institution, and leading things. And then not only are you dealing with these crises, but then you've got to convey what's going on to people. That means Congress, the president, the media, the public. So what? You come up with Green-speak.
Alan Greenspan: Otherwise known as Fed-speak.
Maria Bartiromo: What is it?
Alan Greenspan: It's a--a language of purposeful obfuscation to avoid certain questions coming up, which you know you can't answer, and saying--"I will not answer or basically no comment is, in fact, an answer." So, you end up with when, say, a congressman asks you a question, and don't wanna say, "No comment," or "I won't answer," or something like that. So, I proceed with four or five sentences which get increasingly obscure. The congressman thinks I answered the question and goes onto the next one. [Emphasis added.]
Likewise, in his September 13 interview on 60 Minutes, Greenspan proudly paraded his record of deceit and misdirection. CBS' Leslie Stahl tells us that "in public Greenspan was inscrutable whenever Congress asked about interest rates. He resorted to an indecipherable, Delphic dialect known as 'Fed-speak.'" The 60 Minutes transcript then proceeds with this account of their conversation:
"I would engage in some form of syntax destruction, which sounded as though I were ... answering the question, but, in fact, had not," Greenspan admits, with a chuckle. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At one hearing, Greenspan said, "Modest pre-emptive actions can obviate the need of more drastic actions at a later date, and that could destabilize the economy." "Very profound" Greenspan says, after listening to his testimony. Greenspan personally worked on these "profound" comments. "But what would often happen is you'd get two newspapers with opposing headlines, coming out of the same heating," Stahl remarks. "I succeeded. I succeeded," Greenspan says.
Succeeded? Succeeded in deceiving many (but not all!) of the congressmen to whom he was testifying. Succeeded in deceiving the American people as a whole. Succeeded in maintaining his mythical status as the all-wise, all-powerful Wizard of Oz of monetary policy.
But he succeeded in this ongoing deception for 19 years (and continues today as the venerable Fed chief emeritus) only through the indispensable assistance of the major media. Instead of serving as the watchdogs of the public interest as they are supposed to, they have become the lapdogs of the big banking-big business-big government interests that are hijacking our economy and our country.
Instead of, like Toto, pulling back the curtain to expose the Wizard's deception and sham powers, they lick the Wizard's hand and help him maintain the dangerous and unconstitutional power that the Federal Reserve system exercises over our economic and political destiny. While some of his media fan club have merely canonized him with sainthood, others among the Greenspan hosanna choir have actually elevated him to divine status.
One of the most shameless examples along those lines was the Time magazine cover story of February 15, 1999 by Joshua Cooper Ramo. Along with the ostentatious headline, "The Committee to Save the World," the cover featured the beaming visages of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, and then-Deputy Treasury Secretary (and later Treasury Secretary) Lawrence Summers, with this riveting subtitle: "The inside story of how the Three Marketeers have prevented a global economic meltdown--so far." This Time glorification attributed superhuman powers and virtues to the Greenspan-led trio, dubbing them "the Trinity."
But in terms of the amount of adulatory attention devoted to Greenspan, recent media coverage gives new meaning to the word "excess." On September 17, in addition to the hour-long interview with Maria Bartiromo, the NBC corporate family (CNBC/MSNBC/NBC) featured excerpts from the interview on its news segments and on programs such as Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, The Call, Power Lunch, Street Signs, Closing Bell, Kudlow & Company, On the Money, and Fast Money. Not to mention a one-on-one interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's popular Today Show.
CNBC's marathon of Green-speak programming included: "Greenspan: Power, Money and the American Dream," "The Greenspan Legacy," "Greenspan on Global Growth," "Greenspan's New Book," "Greenspan, Iraq & Oil," "Greenspan on U.S. Consumers," "The Maestro & the Professor," "Greenspan on Foreign Investment," "Greenspan Speaks," "Greenspan and the Professor," "Worldly Tenure," "Honors and Accolades," and "Greenspan Retrospective." Many of these segments were recycled and then re-recycled for maximum overkill.
The Censored Fed Critic
Amidst the prolonged festival of media praise for the former Fed chairman, there have been, of course, a few obligatory moments of criticism to provide "balance." The opponents most often quoted hale from the Marxoid side of the spectrum. Self-described socialist Rep. Bernie Sanders and left-wing economist Paul Krugman, for instance, seem to be the usual go-to critics.
However, unquestionably the most cogent and consistent critic of the Federal Reserve is Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, an economic scholar who has served on congressional banking and economic committees for decades. Rep. Paul (who also happens to be seeking the GOP 2008 presidential nomination) does not merely criticize current and former Fed officers or this or that particular Fed policy. He is the only member of Congress who challenges the Federal Reserve System itself, persuasively pointing out that it should be abolished. Though Greenspan may now boast about having engaged in "purposeful obfuscation" when he appeared before Congress, there's no doubt that Ron Paul was not fooled--not by Alan Greenspan, and not by his successor, Ben Bernanke.
In fact, Rep. Paul has used House committee hearings to expose the Fed's catastrophic impact on our economy and to confront Fed chairmen Greenspan and Bernanke. Realizing full well that Federal Reserve officials engage in "purposeful obfuscation" when testifying, Rep. Paul has brilliantly used House committee hearings to inject important facts and insightful commentary on Fed policy and economic history that serve as mini economic lessons. In this February 11, 2004 exchange, Rep. Paul managed, among other things, to drag an admission from Greenspan that the dollar has become a fiat currency (a currency not backed by a commodity such as gold) and that the Fed wields "inordinate power":
Dr. Paul: "Maybe there is too much power in the hands of those who control monetary policy, the power to create the financial bubbles, the power to maybe bring the bubble about, the power to change the value of the stock market within minutes? That to me is just an ominous power and challenges the whole concept of freedom and liberty and sound money."
Mr. Greenspan: "Congressman, as I have said to you before, the problem you are alluding to is the conversion of a commodity standard to fiat money. We have statutorily gone onto a fiat money standard, and as a consequence of that it is inevitable that the authority, which is the producer of the money supply, will have inordinate power."
A good example of Rep. Paul's ability to cram several important lessons into a brief question/comment opportunity is his exchange with Fed chairman Bernanke during a House hearing on July 18, 2007. Dr. Paul points out that the growing income gap between the rich and the poor and the continuing decline of the American middle class is the result of the "deliberate debasement of the currency" through the Fed's monetary policies. He also unmasks the Fed's deceptive use of constantly changing weights and measures (MZM, M3, CPI) to hide the true extent of inflation its policies are causing. He notes it is only through fraudulent accounting and constant redefinition of the money supply that the Federal Reserve can claim the annual inflation rate is currently only around 2 percent, when it is actually in the double digits.
Later in the same hearing, Dr. Paul disparages the Federal Reserve System that creates "money and credit out of thin air" and points out that this is going to lead us to more economic crises. He asks Bernanke if he is concerned that this might soon take us to another monetary crisis like that of 1979-1980. When Bernanke responds with Greenspan-like obfuscation, Dr. Paul pins him down: "So you're not answering whether or not you anticipate a problem?" Mr. Bernanke: "I'm not anticipating a problem like 1979-80, no." Dr. Paul: "With your fingers crossed, I guess."
Congressman Paul's challenge to the "purposeful obfuscation" Greenspan and Bernanke engaged in during their congressional testimony was certainly newsworthy, and the news media should have reported it. Instead, the same media that have recently treated Greenspan to an orgy of media hype in connection with his new book have essentially censured Paul's views on the Fed. Thankfully, Americans can access Paul's views as well as Greenspan's on the Internet.
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Integrity my greatest asset: ChenTAIPEI, Taiwan, The China Post Staff March 10, 2004, 12:00 am TWN President Chen Shui-bian yesterday said that his biggest achievement as president has been the elimination of political interference from the military, and that probity has been the biggest asset throughout his political career.
In an interview by the TVBS cable channel, Chen said he has never questioned the honesty of his deputy secretary general, Chen Che-nan, who has been at the center of an alleged corruption scandal. "Integrity is my self-discipline. Otherwise, I could not have won the presidency. And I have required my working partners to meet the same integrity and moral standards," Chen said. He stressed that he gives priority to his officials' integrity over their capability. "Over the past four years, I have taken pride in the fact that all members of my administrative team have withstood the harshest integrity tests." "I have full confidence and trust in individual members of my administrative team. If any of them has integrity problems, I would not wait until detractors launched an attack. I would take action immediately after I detected the problems," Chen said. Asked to name his proudest achievement in office, Chen mentioned the elimination of political influence in the military. The achievement can be clearly seen in various elections over the past several years, which has come as a stark contrast to the days when the military catered to the KMT's interests. Turning to the cross-strait situation, Chen said Beijing has always tried to influence Taiwan's presidential elections and has used even more intricate means to try do so this time around, including interfering via third countries. Although everybody knows Beijing doesn't want him to win the March 20 election, Chen said, Taiwan is not Hong Kong, and other countries cannot interfere in Taiwan's presidential elections. "So long as Taiwan's president is elected by democratic procedures, the United States, Japan, mainland China and other countries must respect the results," he said. Please see CHEN on page Asked whether the referendum scheduled for March 20 that he initiated has caused tension between Taipei and Washington, the president said that his methods and the U.S. position are in line for the most part. He added that the reports of tensions between the two sides have been exaggerated. Chen stressed that Bush did not voice opposition to the referendum during his December meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao but instead voiced his opposition to any unilateral changes to the current status quo in the Taiwan Strait by either side. The president emphasized that the March 20 referendum is aimed at maintaining the status quo rather than changing it. He said his plans to revise the Constitution will be carried out on the basis of maintaining the status quo, and he is confident in the close relations between Taipei and Washington regardless of who wins the March 20 election. Chen listed five goals if he is elected for a second term: helping establish a national identity, terminating corruption, promoting reforms, defending justice, and creating cross-strait peace. "I hope to achieve these five goals if elected for a second term," Chen said. "We have to establish Taiwan's identity and its independent economy to let Taiwan become the center of Asia, and the center of the world," he said. He said that Taiwan has to first establish its national identity, so as not to become subordinate to China or become marginalized. It will be very risky if Taiwan's economy is dependent on mainland China entirely, he added. "Despite the huge market in mainland China, we cannot give up the nation's identity," Chen said. "If we give up the nation's identity, will there be any future for Taiwan?" |


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Matthew Dharm wrote: > > What's the preferred endianness for Linux-MIPS? I can't really go > into why I'm asking (sensitive NDA information), but I'm basically > faced with a group that wants to work in LE. However, my > understanding was that Linux-MIPS generally ran BE. > > Or can it be built either way? I know OpenBSD runs LE.... not like > that means anything to this group, tho. I saw some of the replies. I don't think it's true that BE is "the" way to go. mips-linux runs both, le and be. We have three different LE boards and our partners have shipped our LE port to many of their customers. The Alchemy board I'm working on runs both, LE and BE and I've tested both. Depending on the peripherals you want to support, like USB, PCMCIA, etc, little endian might be a lot easier to port to. If on the other hand you're interested in a mips64 smp port, then BE is probably the easiest way to go because of the current support of mips64. As far as binary completeness, the RedHat 7.0 port is, I think, BE. But our HardHat Linux 2.0 will offer the same completeness for both, LE and BE (should be on the ftp site by the end of the month). Pete |
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Miso Ginger Dressing
This recipe is not 100% raw as it has vinegar and toasted sesame oil in it but it is still quite healthy and incredibly flavorful. Put this over a salad with romaine, red onion, tomato, carrots, bean sprouts, cucumber, and red pepper and you've got yourself quite a tasty meal. Yum!
1/4 cup white miso
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons raw agave nectar
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons water.
Whisk together the first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Slowly whisk in the sesame oil until completely integrated. Then whisk in the water (you can add more if you want to dilute the dressing more). Drizzle over a salad and enjoy!
3 reponses to "Miso Ginger Dressing"
1. This one could be 100% raw
This one could be 100% raw quite easily. Sub raw apple cider vinegar or lemon juice for the rice vinegar and use raw tahini or all sesame seeds for the sesame oil. I'm making it tonight. I LOVE toasted sesame oil, but I'll try it with sesame seeds indtead and let you know.
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This dressing is so great, that I keep wanting to make another salad, just so I can enjoy some more of it. My husband was heard to say "I love that dressing" which I have never heard him say about salad dressing before.


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It is a special savings program that children through age 12 can come to Farmers & Merchants State Bank and deposit their money into their savings account. Once a month, Farmers & Merchants State Bank has a Money Tree Saturday. On this Saturday, you can earn stamps for prizes when you bring your deposit for your Money Tree savings account.
Why should my child join the Money Tree Savings Club?
Farmers & Merchants State Bank wishes to take an active role in teaching children regular savings habits and helping them feel comfortable in our bank. Money Tree Savings Club makes this possible to work with the parents to achieve this goal. The third Saturday of each month is designated as Money Tree Saturday.
Why is the Money Tree Savings Club special?
Money Tree members are given special treatment when they come to Farmers & Merchants State Bank. Each Money Tree member will receive a t-shirt with the Money Tree logo on it and their own special savings passbook. As a Money Tree Club member, you will receive a preferred interest rate on your Money Tree Savings Account and Certificates of Deposit.
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In the Spring, we plant a tree to commemorate Arbor Day. The emphasis is on the importance of good stewardship of our environment. With the fine assistance of the Winterset Parks & Recreation Department, trees have been planted in various parks around Winterset. The tree planting is followed with a picnic-style pizza party!!
It sure feels good to cool off in the summer with our private swimming party at the Winterset Aquatic Center. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!! Yes, everybody receives an ice cream treat!!
The Blank Park Zoo visits our bank and brings LIVE animals for you to learn about and touch!
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus visit our bank at the December Money Tree Club Saturday to take special Christmas requests for all!!! Come whisper in the ear of Santa Claus all those wonderful gifts you have on your list!!
All of our events are family affairs! We welcome parents and siblings to attend Money Tree activities with their children. All special events are provided at no cost to the parents or Money Tree members.
Be sure to watch your Madisonian and Shopper for our Money Tree advertisements for more fun family Money Tree events. You may call F&M bank at 515-462-4242 or e-mail Stephanie Gerleman for more information.
How can my child become a Money Tree Savings Club member?
Money Tree Savings Club accounts are opened at the Main Bank office in Winterset or the branch offices in St. Charles and Orient. A Customer Service Representative will be happy to help you! They will need your child's social security number and a minimum deposit of $10.00. Club members receive a deposit record book and a club t-shirt when they open a Money Tree Savings account.
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BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related/infrastructure sector, today. BHEL was established more than 50 years ago, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India - a dream that has been more than realized with a well-recognized track record of performance. The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72 and paying dividends since 1976-77. BHEL manufactures over 180 products under 30 major product groups and caters to core sectors of the Indian Economy viz., Power Generation & Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Telecommunication, Renewable Energy, etc. The wide network of BHEL's 14 manufacturing divisions, four Power Sector regional centres, over 100 project sites, eight service centres and 18 regional offices, enables the Company to promptly serve its customers and provide them with suitable products, systems and services -- efficiently and at competitive prices. The high level of quality & reliability of its products is due to the emphasis on design, engineering and manufacturing to international standards by acquiring and adapting some of the best technologies from leading companies in the world, together with technologies developed in its own R&D centres. BHEL has acquired certifications to Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001) and is also well on its journey towards Total Quality Management. BHEL has
BHEL's operations are organised around three business sectors, namely Power, Industry - including Transmission, Transportation, Telecommunication & Renewable Energy - and Overseas Business. This enables BHEL to have a strong customer orientation, to be sensitive to his needs and respond quickly to the changes in the market. BHEL's vision is to become a world-class engineering enterprise, committed to enhancing stakeholder value. The company is striving to give shape to its aspirations and fulfill the expectations of the country to become a global player. The greatest strength of BHEL is its highly skilled and committed 42,600 employees. Every employee is given an equal opportunity to develop himself and grow in his career. Continuous training and retraining, career planning, a positive work culture and participative style of management all these have engendered development of a committed and motivated workforce setting new benchmarks in terms of productivity, quality and responsiveness. Registered Office: BHEL House, Siri Fort, New Delhi - 110049, India. Telephone : +91 11 26001010 (multiple lines) Fax : +91 11 26493021; +91 11 26492534 More Information Click On - http://www.bhel.com (Heavy Equipment Repair Plant) Varanasi is endowed with five universities, Lord Buddhas first preaching center and many religion / cultural centers, situated near the holy Ganga, with Lord Kashi Vishwanath Temple at the heart of it. HERP is located at Shivpur, 11 Kms from main railway station and 15 Kms from Varanasi Airport. HERP is also situated at the center of the largest power belt of northern region. This power belt supplies 10650 MW of power to the country. In the line with BHELs of providing constant service at their doorsteps, the idea of establishing repair shop in the vicinity of power station was mooted objective. Accordingly, two repair plants at Bombay & Varanasi came into existence, the foundation equipment repair plant sprawling in 29.8 acre area at Varanasi was laid on 20th September 1984 by Chief Minister of U.P. Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari within a short span of 21 month much before the schedule. Starting a manufacturer of O&M spares for the boiler and boiler auxiliaries, repair activities got a real break in 1990 when rebabitting of TG set bearing was taken up in the plant. Since than rebabitting of different type of bearing including an unconventional synchronous condenser has been carried out to the entire satisfaction of the customers. Now HERP manufactures turbine spares, tools & tackles complete spares of bowl mill XRP 623,803,883 & 1003. The unit has a plan to add Constant load hanger, Variable load hanger & condensate polishing unit in near future. Through small in size, HERP has been in adequate attention to all the facts of plant operation like computerization, inventory control, quality assurance. In order to channellies the creative energy of employees suggestion scheme and quality circle and productivity improvement project are in operation. HERP takes pride in being one of the best among BHEL unit in term of value added per employee. it has a track reward of continuing harmonious industrial relations. Being a public sector, HERP is aware of social responsibility as a corporate citizen as quality of like for the residents of near by area. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - A Corporate Giant BHEL was established nearly 40 years ago to become the most important symbol of Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry in India and ranks amongst the first few in the world. It is the largest heavy engineering and manufacturing enterprise of its kind in India with a well-recognised track record of performance, making profits continuously since 1971-72. The company achieved a turnover of Rs. 8610 crores and PBT of Rs 947 crore in 2003-04. BHEL caters to core sectors of the Indian economy viz. Power Generation & Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Telecommunication, Renewal Energy, Defence etc. The wide network of BHEL's 14 manufacturing divisions, 4 power sector regional centers, over 100 project sites & 8 service centers and 18 regional offices enable the company to be closer to its customer and provide them with suitable products, systems and services at competitive prices. Having attained ISO 9001, 14001 certifications in all major Units, BHEL is now on its journey towards TQM. The company's inherent potential coupled with its strong performance over the years has resulted in it being chosen as one of the Navratna PSUs, which enjoy the support from the government in their endeavors to become global players. With its prudent financial management BHEL occupies an all-important niche as evident by its ranking by CII amongst top eight PSUs based on financial performance. Heavy Equipment Repair Plant, Varanasi Heavy Equipment Repair
Plant, Varanasi has highly skilled & dedicated technicians, engineers &
specialist catering the requirements of
various power plants of their mill and turbine O&M spares. HERP has contributed a lot in
refurbishing of various units of NTPC after taking it over from SEBs and is a major
player in Govt of India PIE program.
In line with BHEL's
objective of providing consistent service at doorstep, HERP was established
in the vicinity of power stations, thus laid at Varanasi. The foundation
stone of HERP sprawling in 29.8 acres area at Varanasi was laid on 26th
September 1984. Within a short span of 21 months, production activities were
started in the plant from 1st April'1986. Having achieved break-even point
in the second year of its existence itself, HERP progressed by leaps &
bounds. Starting as a manufacturer of O&M spares for boiler auxiliaries,
repair activities took off on firm footing in 1990 when rebabbitting of TG
set bearings was taken up. Since then, rebabbiting of different kinds of
bearings including import substitution (NCL Bearings) as well as bearings of
unconventional synchronous condenser have been carried out to the entire
satisfaction of the customers. HERP Varanasi has taken up various critical
jobs from near by power plants viz: NTPC Tanda, Unchahar, UPRVUNL Obra,
Anpara, Parichha and helped them to achieve maximum availability of their
Range Of Products/Services
Provided By Herp:
Bowl Mill XRP/XRS 623,
703HP, 783, 803, 803HP, 883, 1003 spares
Turbine fasteners
Repair/Rebabbiting of TG
Rotor machining
Spares for Boiler
Auxiliaries like Coal Burners, Fuel Piping, ESP, Air Preheater
& R.C. Feeder etc.
Hydro Turbine component
machining like Guide Vanes, Guide Bearings.
Tools & Tackles of
Steam Turbines
Limiter Assembly, Oil
Filter Assembly & Speed Changer Assembly of Governing System. HERP's customers are
various SEBs viz. APGENCO, BSEB, CSEB, MSEB, MPEB, PSEB, RVUNL, TNEB,
UPRVUNL, NTPCs, OPPs & Private Power Plants.
Our partners & suppliers
include our sister units viz. Haridwar, Bhopal, Tiruchy, Hyderabad, Jhansi
as well as various ancillaries developed by various units of BHEL. HERP has achieved
certification of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 and targeted TQM score
during 03-04. Unit level TQ council is committed towards improvement on
regular basis in line with the organizational goals. The other apex level
committee like HMC, PQC & PEC is also having meetings as per schedule for
review as per agenda keeping in view, the interests of our Stakeholders.
"In line with Company's
Vision, Mission and Values, we dedicate ourselves to sustained growth with
increasing Positive Economic Value Addition and Customer focused business
leadership in the Power & Industry Sector" One of the major
strengths of HERP Varanasi is its free, open and consistent work culture for
making continuous improvement. To recognise employees participation &
valued suggestions HERP has always been recognising their good efforts.
Felicitation letters are distributed on 15th August & 26th
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Six years ago, brothers Tom and Jim Wagner, Primghar, IA, made a decision that changed their farming lives – and they've never looked back. The corn and soybean producers had shared equipment with a neighbor, using his tractor and ripper in exchange for planting his crops. When the neighbor opted for an off-farm job, he rented his land to the Wagners. He auctioned off his big tractors and tillage equipment and, as Tom and Jim weighed the possibility of taking on more land, they took a hard look at their own equipment situation.
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As Corn Belt farmers face challenges to reduce nitrate loss in surface and groundwater by 40-45%, Iowa State University (ISU) research confirms what many growers fear: "The right application of nitrogen (N) is [just] the first step," says Matt Helmers, ISU associate professor, agricultural and biosystems engineering.
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- GM ABCs of Hand Tools
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This is not primarily a woodworking book. This book was published in 1945 by GM and shows the proper use of most common hand tools. The book is illustrated with a Disney character called "Primitive Pete". This caveman shows improper tool uses that result in damage or accidents.
This fun book can be found used on eBay or Amazon.
I have a link to download a free electronic copy of the book from the GM Heritage Center on my website here…
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#1 posted 04-21-2013 03:10 PM |
I used the Primitive Pete movie when going over safety in my shop classes. The middle school kids loved it. |
#2 posted 04-21-2013 03:20 PM |
The video is on YouTube… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGkOOtd3GmY I was going to embed it, but I question the copyright status. |
#3 posted 04-21-2013 03:31 PM |
Primitive Pete has been stuck in my head since high school back in the 60s. Randy -- That was not wormy wood when I started working on it. |
#4 posted 04-21-2013 04:07 PM |
Stephenw- thanks for the post. I used ABC of Hand Tools for 30 years in my shop classes. I will date myself when I tell you that the narrator is Art Baker the original host of the TV show You Asked for It. Jack Smith took over for Art. I can't wait to watch the youtube video it will bring back good memories. Thanks again. bob -- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California. |
#5 posted 04-22-2013 03:10 PM |
@ Woodmaster1 Do you have a copy of that video? I have been searching for years for that movie!! It was always my favorite part of the first week or two of shop class – 35 – 40 years ago… |
#6 posted 04-22-2013 07:54 PM |
You can find it on YouTube. |
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Juliana Kincaid and Cameron Cain rescue this otherwise so-so couples video.
Cameron Cain runs an escort service and rewards her friends and clients with pleasures of the flesh courtesy of her stable of hot, young girls.
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5. Troy Aikman--Seemingly a no-brainer, but some of the dumbest draftniks touted Tony Mandarich in '89.
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1. Roger Staubach--Future Hall-of-Famer's four-year commitment to Navy scared off everyone in '64 until the 10th round.
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Police are asking for the public's help in finding a crowbar-wielding crook who burglarized several businesses in one Berks County community.
On Tuesday police released surveillance photographs of the criminal, carrying a crowbar through Edible Arrangements, located in the Spring Market shopping center in the 3500 block of Penn Avenue in Sinking Spring.
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C/D You don't hate Lightning, Just think she doesn't need to be in.
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kupo1705 posted...DarkMasterShake posted...You know its crazy...while 13 was a beautiful game (no one can take that away from it) it still never had a scene a powerhouse as this SPOILERS Well for me it was so hard to find her because I was like 8, and everything in that game was hard to me then. I found her and was like :D then :O --- Indianapolis Colts 2-13 ME3r | |
Neither C nor D. I'm actually rather indifferent towards her inclusion or lack thereof. I don't hate her, and I'm also not a Cloud fanboy as well. I don't know (and don't really care) if she deserves to be in or not. So basically....meh. --- Sent from my iPod touch via PowerFAQs 1.9 | |
Vanitas_Remnant posted... DarkMasterShake posted...Vanitas_Remnant posted...kupo1705 posted...aperfectorestes posted...Do you people really think that if Superbot went to Square asking for Cloud, and Square said... "naah not right now, but you can have Lightning!", that Superbot is going to be like "naah we won't take Lighting" This --- blackplastic232: "Maybe they hate it because "popular music" tends to be a genre that a lot of people arn't fond of." | |
Totally confirm . Exact words. The first time I saw it, it was sad. But with every playthrough, I feel less and less emotion. Now I just joke about it, saying such things like "She deserved it, she cheated on Zack,and lied about thinking he was dead, AND tried to steal Cloud from Tifa....." But it's still kinda sad. --- PSN: KagePakkunX. Official Kat of the PSASBR boards. | |
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I think Lightning is incredibly overrated. This being a Playstation All-Stars game (All-Stars implying that the characters are being selected based on existing success, something some of the third party devs should realize before picking their rep). I would say Cloud is the best choice for a FF rep, on the grounds that I don't think any Final Fantasy had as big an impact for the series or the console it was on, than FFVII. --- "So...yeah....and stay dead." - Raven from Tales of Vesperia (PSN TheDraykon) | |
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I will let the comment about being upside down through to the keeper - this time....
OK, I will be good boy and try WD-40 rather than ether- and as hard as it will be to do - try full throttle. I suppose as long as I stick with my habit of cranking it a few turns with the valves de-compressed, there will be some oil circulated before it lights up. It's a bit of a reach from the starter panel (inside cabin) out to the throttle lever in the cockpit, so the chances of pulling it back to idle as it fires will be dependent on my agility.
Also, it is rarely as cold as 10 deg C in Tasmania - except maybe in the mountains. The sea water temperature has not so far been below 15 deg C (*68 F from memory), which I wouldn't describe as cold. In the summer further north in the sub-tropics I was running the engine on SAE 40 oil but went down to SAE 30 at the last oil change in the hope that it would make it easier to start. Not much difference.
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Recently the Sedgwick County Commission agreed to allow concealed-and-carry firearms on some county-owned property. The idea received a cooler reception from Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer and the city council.
Council member Michael O'Donnell pushed the idea, arguing that it's now state law and local government officials should deal with it. But during a workshop, the council kicked the idea to district advisory boards. If it comes back to the city council, Mayor Brewer wants
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I understand the argument that an armed public can discourage criminal activity and perhaps even prevent or stop it. But how many times has such a situation arisen in our city or county facilities? In my memory … none … notta … never. That's not to say that something
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My motto is, "It's better to have a gun and NOT need it, than to NEED a gun and NOT have it." The criminals are already carrying guns into posted buildings, why keep out the law abiding citizen.
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A lot of folks in Wichita choose to legally carry a gun, and I don't care to debate that. Expanding carry will improve public safety in ways many never consider. Every time someone with a permit does business where carry is prohibited, they must disarm, and store a gun. That leaves a gun as a target for theft in a car. I am also a firm believer that the less someone messes with a gun, the lower the odds for an accident. Holstering a loaded gun in a car is a heck of a lot more dangerous than just leaving it alone, and conducting your business, and leaving.
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Because the times they are a'changin'! The world isn't as safe as it used to be. No one with a CCW is fantasising about actually using it, they carry in hopes they never need it. Like a spare tire or a fire extinguisher, I hope I never need my firearm, but if I do, I will need it VERY, VERY, badly.
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Are people that afraid of the law abiding citizens that can actually get a CC license ? They should be afraid of the "other people", especially those who carry guns illegally and don't care what the signs say.
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(Leach, 1815)Description:Carapace suboval, broader than long, dorsal surface smooth to coarsely granular with minute, scattered, transverse carinae; frontal region produced anteriorly, median lobe advanced, submedians broadly rounded; outer ventral margin of orbit with a narrow incision. Antero-lateral margins of carapace with first and sometimes second teeth spatulate or subacute, second smaller than others, fifth acute and prominent. Chelipeds equal in size and stout, propodus longitudinally carinate; pereiopods moderately stout, carpus-dactylus of the second to fourth with longitudinal carinae, propodus with one longitudinal ventral carina extending length of margin (setose on second pereiopod) and a secondary inconspicuous distal carina extending at the most half the length of propodus; dactylus of second to fourth pereiopods styliform, of fifth broadly lanceolate and without a median carina. Male sixth abdominal segment noticeably longer than fifth. Size:Carapace length up to 10 (23) mm.Habitat:Depth range from intertidally to 100 metres, on sandy to stony bottoms. Ovigerous February-August, larvae January-July.Colour:Very variable, carapace yellowish orange with brown banding on pereiopods, to a variegated brown and yellow; sometimes a broad median white or yellow band on carapace with pereiopods similarly banded.Distribution:Shetland, Orkney, Firth of Forth, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Wash, Thames, East Channel, Wight, Portland, Channel Isles, Plymouth, Scilly Isles, Bristol Channel, Anglesey, Liverpool Bay, Isle of Man, Dublin, Belfast, Clyde & Argyll, Minch, Mayo, Galway Bay, Fastnet, Cork.
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