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GREENSBORO — Mike Mayhew arrived at North Carolina A&T aware of what needed to be achieved to become one of the greatest running backs in school history.
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This afternoon against rival North Carolina Central, Mayhew will end his college career in his last game with the Aggies. He'll exit as the school's all-time leading rusher.
"It's an amazing feeling," Mayhew said. "It's one of the biggest accomplishments for myself. When I signed at A&T coming out of high school, I (saw) that record."
With 3,405 rushing yards, Mayhew is one of 12 players in the history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to reach the 3,000-yard mark. Those have come on a school-record 721 carries, displaying a durability that allowed him to play in every game except one in his career.
The Aggies, who own a three-game winning streak, have secured their first winning season in nine years, ending the longest drought without a winning record in the program's 89 years of football. Winning today would give N.C. A&T its first four-game winning streak (or better) to end a season in 44 years.
Mayhew, who arrived from East Mecklenburg in Charlotte, has had quite a bit to do with it. He's still going strong as evidenced by his 141 rushing yards in last week's victory against South Carolina State.
"I want to be that guy," he said.
But earlier this season he found himself behind Dominique Drake on the depth chart. That bothered Mayhew, who said he determined that he would have to work harder.
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At times, Mayhew has lined up for direct snaps. "Trying to get the ball in my hands more," he said. "Getting the ball immediately, I can hit a hole faster."
Mayhew called his diminished status earlier in the season "a big motivator," but one he was able to pull through.
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Today will mark the seventh game since Mayhew became the school record-holder. In his mind, he said he might as well tack on some more to that rushing total.
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Public support for increasing the minimum wage is based on a number of widely held beliefs. First, no one who works full-time should live in poverty. Second, the current minimum wage is worth less than in 1968. Third, raising the minimum wage helps millions of poor families and hurts no one. Unfortunately, these popular beliefs are either misleading or wrong.
First, most minimum-wage workers live with a parent, spouse, or relative who is also employed. Those trying to support a family can receive government benefits to supplement their wages. These benefits lift most minimum wage workers above the poverty level.
Second, historical rates of inflation or productivity provide no basis for determining the minimum wage. Wages are determined by the value of the additional products or services businesses can sell through the employment of additional workers. Workers with the least knowledge, skill, and experience add the least value and receive the lowest wages.
Third, most minimum-wage workers are not poor. Most poor people are not minimum-wage workers. Only 16 percent of the last minimum wage increase (2007-2009) went to families living below the poverty level. While some workers got a bigger paycheck, other workers got a pink slip. Job losses offset higher wages, preventing any reduction in poverty.
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Draft Status: Thomas is only a redshirt sophomore, but if the Longhorns win a national title, there's a real chance he makes the jump to the NFL. If he did, he'd be no worse than the 2nd safety off the board and probably the 3rd defensive back which means he's probably a top 15 pick. For a player so young, but so talented all that can happen at this point is to have his game get picked apart and hurt his stock. He's not going to get any bigger or any faster or any stronger, and his skills set is what it is.
Final Analysis: Love, love love what Thomas brings to the table. He reminds me a ton of Joe Haden only playing safety. He's got good size for CB, a little undersized for a safety as physical as he is. But he's got great strength both in coverage and in run support, he runs very well, is a great leaper, and has soft hands. He can blitz when asked to, and literally anchors the back 4 of the Longhorn defense. No matter what happens for the Longhorns this year, Thomas would be foolish to return to school when his stock really can't get much higher.
Reminds me of: Troy Polamalu, S Pittsburgh Steelers-Both a little undersized, super aggressive, and able to do anything on the football field. Thomas can certainly grow into the kind of impact player Polamalu is, given the right scheme and coaching. All the physical tools are there.
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United States Farm Bill 2013
- 1 Key farm bill terms
- 2 Congressional timeline
- 3 Spending contentions
- 4 U.S. Senate
- 5 U.S. House
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The vast majority of the $1 trillion farm bill was nutrition--roughly 75% of the total bill. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) made up about 72% of the nutrition budget. Crop insurance was the second largest budgetary expense.[1]
Nutrition and federal spending were in the cross hairs of the farm bill debate. Republicans sought cuts to the food assistance programs and Democrats were concerned with crop insurance fraud.[3] In an effort to push through some type of farm bill, the House attempted to split food stamps from farm policy and create two separate bills in September 2013. This would have been the first time since 1973 that food stamps split from farm policy. Despite the split bill being passed in the House, it stalled in the Senate in September 2013.[4]
After the first round of debate in September 2013, Congress did not revisit the bill until early 2014. On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[5] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[6][7] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[7] On February 4, 2014, the Democratic controlled Senate approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[8]
Key farm bill terms
What is crop insurance?
|Under the contract, the insured farmer agrees to insure all the eligible acreage of a crop planted in a particular county...
The insurance provider agrees to indemnify (that is, to protect) the insured farmer against losses that occur during the crop year. In most cases, the insurance covers loss of yield exceeding a deductible amount. Losses must be due to unavoidable perils beyond the farmer's control.[9][10]
How does the dairy price support program work?
|The purpose of DPPSP (Dairy Product Price Support Program) is to establish minimum purchase prices to support the price of nonfat dry milk (NDM), butter, and cheddar cheese through purchases of such products made from cows milk produced in the United States (U.S.). The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) may increase the purchase prices when it is considered to be appropriate.[11][10]
What exactly is the SNAP program?
|SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the program formerly known as food stamps. It is a federal nutrition program that helps you stretch your food budget and buy healthy food.
SNAP benefits can be used to purchase food at grocery stores, convenience stores, and some farmers' markets and co-op food programs.[12][10]
Congressional timeline
June 10, 2013: The United States Senate passed a new farm bill that cuts $24 billion in spending. In this bill, the food stamp program would lose $4.1 billion over the next ten years. Conservation programs would lose $3.5 billion. Direct payments to farmers would be eliminated, saving $5 billion per year and making crop insurance the major source of assistance. The bill adds subsidies for rice and peanut farmers to compensate for the direct payment cuts. It also keeps the controversial catfish inspection program. The bill passed 66-27.[13]
June 20, 2013: The United States House of Representatives defeated the farm bill in a 234-195 vote. This bill would have cut $40 billion from the nutrition program over the next ten years. The food stamp program would lose $20.5 billion of that $40 billion. The bill would have ended direct payments to farmers and instead created new subsidies for peanut, cotton and rice farmers. It would have brought back livestock insurance programs.[14]
July 11, 2012: The United States House of Representatives passed a watered-down version of the farm bill in a 216-208 vote. The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.[15] It also included the "Protect Interstate Commerce Act" amendment from Steve King. The amendment prevents states from applying their own laws on agricultural products to agricultural products from another state.[16] King introduced the amendment in response to a law in California, requiring a larger size cage for egg-producing chickens. King represents Iowa, which is a large egg producer.
September 19, 2013: The United States House of Representatives approved a measure on a food stamp bill that would save almost $40 billion over the next ten years by cutting the SNAP program by 5%. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this could affect 3.8 million Americans.[17]
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January 29, 2014: The United States House of Representatives passed a five-year reauthorization of the farm bill in a 251-166 vote.[19] The bill included the elimination of direct payments, improved crop insurance tools, permanent livestock disaster assistance program, dairy policy reform with voluntary livestock margin protection program and no government mandated supply controls. The bill also made $8 billion in cuts to food stamps.[20]
February 4, 2014: The United States Senate passed the reauthorization of the bill in a 68-32 vote. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[21]
Spending contentions
- Senators John McCain and Jeanne Shaheen, along with the Obama administration, aimed to eliminate a catfish inspection program from the farm bill. An identical program was already run by the Food and Drug Administration and the farm bill program was seen as a waste of money.[22]
Crop Insurance
- Representatives Tom Petri and Ron Kind called for crop insurance reforms, amid reports of fraud losses over $100 million dollars.[23][24]
U.S. Senate
Notable support
- June 10, 2013: Alexander explained his support for the Senate farm bill. He said, "Agriculture is one of Tennessee's most important industries, with more than 77,000 farms contributing tens-of-billions of dollars each year to the state's economy. Not only does this legislation provide certainty to farmers, it also saves taxpayers nearly $18 billion by modernizing programs that impact our nation's food supply."[25]
- June 10, 2013: Grassley released a statement following his vote of support for the Senate farm bill. He said, "The bill that cleared the Senate tonight is a step in the right direction. Having responsible payment limits on the commodity program is crucial to the defensibility of the farm safety-net. We need payment caps on our commodity programs, and we need to close loopholes that have allowed non-farmers to game the system. I hope the House takes notice at the reforms in the Senate-passed bill and sees the positive changes we made to the farm payment system. And, while the inclusion of my payment limits plan is very reform-minded, the target price program that is included in the final bill will take us back a step. Target prices distort planting decisions, and I hear opposition to it from Iowa farmers all the time. We've tried it before and it doesn't work." He concluded, "While I continue to have concerns about the potential impacts of the shallow loss and target price programs created in this farm bill, I would also agree with the overwhelming sentiment from Iowa farmers that they need to have certainty. A five-year farm bill that includes my payment limit reforms, maintains the crop insurance program, and streamlines conservation programs gives that certainty."[26]
- June 20, 2013: Stabenow released a statement after the House farm bill failed. She said, "Twice the Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan Farm Bill that reforms farm programs, ends direct payments, cuts spending, and creates American agriculture jobs. The House needs to find a way to get a five year Farm Bill done. The Speaker needs to work in a bipartisan way and present a bill that Democrats and Republicans can support. He could start by bringing the Senate bill to the floor for a vote. Maintaining the status quo means no reform, no deficit reduction, and further uncertainty that slows growth in our agriculture industry. This is totally unacceptable."[27]
- August 20, 2013: "We have many things in the bill that make it worth passing. We are making major changes to help farmers markets and conservation with major new effort to protect the Great Lakes. We added something called bio-base manufacturing to create jobs and help us stop using petroleum for plastics and let us use food by-products to help get us off of foreign oil. The bottom line is every community is benefited from rural development, so we need to get the farm bill done."[28]
- September 9, 2013: "It's time to stop kicking the can down the road and leaving rural America and 16 million jobs hanging in uncertainty. The Senate has agreed to go to conference and appointed conferees, and whenever the House decides to do the same we can move forward and finish the Farm Bill. I do not support an extension because it is bad policy that yields no deficit reduction, no reform and does nothing to help American agriculture create jobs. It's time to do the work we were sent here to do and finally finish this Farm Bill."[29]
Notable opposition
- June 10, 2013: Johnson explained why he voted against the Senate farm bill. He said, "Its positive provisions, such as improved risk management, are outweighed by negative ones, such as government regulated dairy supply management and sugar subsidies. I hope the Senate can soon begin work on legislation that genuinely addresses the real problems that farm and dairy families are dealing with every day."[30]
- June 11, 2013: Rubio made a statement on the House floor explaining why he voted against the farm bill. He said, "With an overall cost of nearly $1 trillion, this legislation is more than we can afford at a time when our debt of nearly $17 trillion is growing rapidly each day. While I support some of the programs in this bill that are important to Florida and our State's important role in America's food supply, we cannot allow Washington to continue spending recklessly and condemning our children and grandchildren to a diminished future. I remain committed to championing sound policy important to the farmers and working families that contribute to the agriculture industry's success and whose products ultimately end up at our dinner tables. It is why I am pursuing reforms in other areas that would benefit our farmers and our Nation. For example, I continue working towards national immigration reform, which would help create a guest worker visa program to ensure an adequate agriculture workforce. This reform would achieve an agricultural workers program that allows us to bring in both temporary and long-term laborers to provide our farms, dairies and other agricultural industries with the workers they need and in a way that also protects the dignity and safety of those workers."[31]
- June 10, 2013: Whitehouse explained in a speech on the Senate floor, "The farm bill is important and wide-ranging legislation. Unfortunately, the bill before the Senate leaves out essential protections for low-income Americans, hard-hit fisheries, and precious natural resources."[32]
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Notable support
- September 16, 2013: Lucas expressed frustration over getting a farm bill passed. He said in an interview with Agritalk, "It shouldn't be this hard to make sure everybody has enough to eat. The other thing I would say is, the magnitude by which (Ranking Member Rep.) Collin (Peterson (D-MN)) and I have been pelted from both the left and the right, this is not a political issue."[33]
No House Democrats voted for the House bill on September 19, 2013.[34]
Notable opposition
- Tom Petri: Note: Although Petri voted in favor of the farm bill, he introduced an amendment with Ron Kind calling for reforms.
- May 15, 2013: Petri gave a speech on the House floor expressing support for the crop insurance amendment he and Ron Kind authored. He said, "I'm glad to be a part of this bipartisan effort to make important changes to the crop insurance program. Currently, the federal government subsidizes roughly 62% of farmers' crop insurance premiums at a cost of $9 billion a year. But America's small farmers received only 27% of the subsidies. This bill keeps in place a safety net for farmers who need assistance, while ensuring the program is not exploited at a cost to taxpayers."[35]
- September 12, 2013: A rally was held on Capitol Hill, featuring Wisconsin Representatives Tom Petri and Ron Kind. The rally was meant to draw attention to crop insurance, which is currently paid for by taxpayers. Kind and Petri called for reforms of the program.[23]
- September 10, 2013: McGovern expressed his concern with deep nutrition program cuts. He said, "There are 50 million people in the United States of America who are hungry, 17 million are kids. It is something we all should be ashamed of, and the United States House of Representatives is about to make that worse. This is a big deal and my hope is that we'll treat it as such and not just let it go by without a lot of discussion and debate because we're all focused on Syria."[36]
- September 10, 2013: Barbara Lee spoke out against proposed cuts to the food stamp program. She said, "Republicans are introducing $40 billion in cuts to SNAP, our nation's most effective anti-hunger program, and they're hoping that our attention is split and Congress is focusing only on Syria. We can and must also be working to come together and defeat this serious threat to our nation's most vulnerable."[36]


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Africa – Cooperation – Opening of the 16th International Forum on the African Continent (28.05.15)
The 16th International Forum on the African Continent (FICA), financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development's Directorate for Security and Defense Cooperation, in collaboration with the Institut de Hautes Etudes de la Défense, will open on May 28 at the École Militaire in Paris.
Africa – New presidency of the Economic Community of Central African States (25.05.15)
France welcomes the assumption by Gabon of the presidency of the Economic Community of Central African States, following the16th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government Conference which took place in Ndjamena on May 25
Latin America and Caribbean Week in France (26.05-07.06.15)
From 26 May to 7 June 2015, a Latin America and Caribbean Week in France will celebrate throughout the country the relations between France and that part of the world in a great variety of fields including the economy, research, culture, education and sustainable development.
Security Council open debate on the victims of ethnic and religious violence in the Middle East (27.03.15)
The minister called for the urgent mobilization of the international community in the face of the systematic persecution of Eastern Christians and other minorities by terrorist groups.
Christians in the Middle East - Interview given by Laurent Fabius to the newspaper La Croix (27.03.15)
"The protection of Christians in the Middle East is part of France's history, which bridges the political divide. It is my intention for us to remain faithful to that tradition. By convening the Security Council and calling on the international community to act, France is defending a just cause."
Fight against Daesh – United Nations – Draft Security Council resolution (12.02.15)
A new draft resolution on the financing of terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, notably Daesh and the Al-Nusra Front, will be put to a vote at the Security Council this afternoon. France has decided to co-sponsor this draft resolution, which falls under Chapter VII of the Charter.
Taiwan – Plane crash (04.02.15)
We were deeply shocked to learn of the tragic toll exacted by the plane crash which killed several dozen people yesterday.
Africa – African Union – Mobilization against terrorism (30.01.15)
France welcomes the statement by Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on the commitment of the African Union and of all African states to the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria and in neighboring countries, notably in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
Fight against Daesh – Ministerial meeting of the international coalition (22.01.15)
Alongside our coalition partners, we are taking action on several fronts. On the military front, we are lending support to the Iraqi armed forces, the Peshmerga and the Syrian moderate opposition. We are also combating the movements of foreign fighters, the sources of financing and supply for the terrorist group as well as its sectarian propaganda. We are also lending support to the populations that have been affected by the humanitarian crisis in Iraq as well as in Syria.
Meeting between Laurent Fabius and Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Saint Egidio (20.01.15)
Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, will today receive Professor Andrea Riccardi, former Italian Minister for International Cooperation and founder of the Community of Saint Egidio. This Catholic organization is very active in many countries in the areas of inter-faith dialogue, humanitarian action and peace mediation.
Commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the tsunami of December 26, 2004
Ten years after the tragedy that left more than 280,000 people of 37 different nationalities dead or unaccounted for and several million homeless, France pays tribute to all the victims of the tsunami of December 26, 2004.
Fight against Daesh – Laurent Fabius's participation in the ministerial meeting of the international coalition (03.12.14)
It will provide an opportunity to review our overall strategy. In addition to the use of military means alone, this strategy includes actions to prevent the recruitment and movement of foreign fighters, to cut off Daesh's funding and supply sources, and to combat its propaganda. Support for the populations affected by the humanitarian crisis is an integral part of this strategy.
Meeting between Laurent Fabius and the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (20.11.14)
This meeting will provide an opportunity to review the situation in the Middle East and with respect to the minorities persecuted by Daesh, notably the Syriac Catholics in Mosul and Qaraqosh. It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm France's support for all minorities who are being subjected to the crimes of Daesh, notably Middle East Christians.
Agence France-Presse - First African Fact-Checking Awards (14.11.14)
We congratulate Ghanaian video journalist Edem Srem and his multitvworld.com team on winning, on November 14, the first African Fact-Checking Awards, created and sponsored by the Agence France-Presse Foundation.
African Union – Meeting between Laurent Fabius and Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (03.10.14)
This meeting provided an opportunity to strengthen the close dialogue between France and the African Union on issues relating to peace and security in Africa, notably in the Sahel-Saharan strip and the Central African Republic. Mr. Fabius and Mr. Chergui reaffirmed their shared commitment to supporting the fight against terrorism on the continent.
Africa – Terrorism – Meeting of the African Union (02.09.14)
France welcomes the meeting on September 2 in Nairobi that the African Union Peace and Security Council devoted to the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in Africa, under the chairmanship of Idriss Déby, President of the Republic of Chad, in which it participated.
Golan Heights – Kidnapping of blue helmets (29.08.14)
France condemns the detention by armed groups of 43 Fijian blue helmets deployed within the framework of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force on the Golan Heights (UNDOF), as well as the surrounding of Filipino blue helmets.
Situation of the Eastern Christians - Communiqué issued by Laurent Fabius and Bernard Cazeneuve (28.07.14)
The situation of the Eastern Christians is unfortunately dramatic. The ultimatum issued to these communities in Mosul by ISIS is the latest tragic example of the terrible threat facing these people – who have historically been an integral part of the region – by jihadist groups in Iraq as well as Syria and elsewhere.
5+5 dialogue - 11th Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (22.05.14)
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss regional issues and the common challenges faced by the 10 countries – both in the area of security, with the situation in the Sahel-Sahara region, and in the economic field.
Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (28-30.04.14)
The 6th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States took place from April 28 to 30 in Mérida, Mexico. It marked the 20th anniversary of this regional organization of which France has been an associate member since it was established in 1994.
Ibero-American General Secretariat – Election of Ms. Rebeca Grynspan (01.04.14)
France welcomes the unanimous election of Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, former Vice President of the Republic of Costa Rica, as head of the Ibero-American General Secretariat.
ECOWAS – Election of the Ghanaian chair (29.03.14)
France congratulates President John Dramani Mahama on his election as chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Presidency of the African Union in 2014 (30.01.14)
France warmly congratulates Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on his election as chairman of the African Union in 2014. It expresses its full trust in the new chairman and wishes him every success in carrying out his mandate.
Support for independent Arab media: CFI, operator of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strengthens its position (January 2014)
Canal France International (CFI), the French cooperation agency and media operator of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently signed two substantial contracts (worth €2.7million) with the European Union to develop projects in support of independent media in the Arab world.
African Union - Presentation of border archives (29.11.13)
These documents concern 45 treaties and maps of countries in West, North and East Africa during the period of 1845-1956.
Laurent Fabius's participation in the Regional Ministerial Meeting on Border Security (14.11.13)
The challenges posed by trafficking, illegal immigration and terrorism concern us all and require more effective control of Libya's border areas, and more generally the Sahara-Sahel region.
Visit to Paris by José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) (21-22.02.13)
The discussions provided an opportunity to confirm France's determination to deepen its political relations and strengthen its cooperation with all countries of the region.
"Latin America – a major foreign policy objective" - Op-ed published by Laurent Fabius in the French newspaper Le Figaro (20.02.13)
Starting on February 21, I will travel to three Latin American countries – Colombia, Panama and Peru – to work on revitalizing our relations with this continent. My visit to the region, following those by the president and the prime minister, has a clear purpose: we want to foster a lasting rapprochement with Latin America; this is a major foreign policy objective for us.
Election of Hailemariam Desalegn as chairman of the African Union (28.01.13)
France welcomes the election of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as chairman of the African Union. It commends the exemplary work of the outgoing presidency held by Benin, notably with respect to Mali, for which it encouraged the mobilization of the African and international community.


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MEBANE – The guys who make up The Train Group of Mebane are holding a model train show and sale on March 9.
It'll be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the old Mebane High School gym at 209 W. Jackson St. It's in the same building as the Mebane Historical Museum. Admission is $5 for adults, but – trust us on this one – that's a bargain.
Vendors will be selling everything from model trains and track to T-shirts and caps. About 25 vendors have committed to the first-ever such happening in Mebane.
"This is not a fund raiser, this is a good time," said Kenneth Wilkinson, one of the members of The Train Group. "We've got a wide variety of vendors coming."
The best part of the show may be what's taking place in the old school's science room – which is adjacent to the gym. Members of The Train Group will be there running and displaying their model train layout. A better model train display you'll likely never see.
The display is made up primarily of trains and accessories that were willed to the city by Mebane attorney Tommy Long, who died in 2004. Wilkinson organized The Train Group about four years ago. Its members include Wilkinson and his son, Mike, Angie Bartis, Dick Bell, Cletus Dodson, Giles Mebane, Frank Pearson, Richard Roemer, Walt Washburn and his son, Travis.
The goal of the volunteers was to build a table to hold the track and trains. The layout – still far from finished, that's true – measures 37 feet long by 17 feet wide. It includes seven tracks, tunnels, mountains, a replica farm, a miniature circus, really spiffy models of old cars and lots more.
When the trains are up and running, they whistle and roar like the big guys did long ago.
The Train Group members meet every Tuesday night to work on the layout. They're also usually there on Saturday mornings, as well as just about any time members of a church or Scout group want to come take a look.
"It's just something we enjoy doing," Wilkinson said.
He said Long donated about 70 sets of trains to the city. Many are one-of-a-kind. Most are Lionel and date to the years between 1945 and 1955. Some have never been opened and almost all came complete with their original boxes – cardboard creations that are in some instances more valuable than the trains they contain.
The entire collection is conservatively valued at several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"It's quite a collection," Wilkinson admitted.
Bartis, one of The Train Group members, noted the layout is being modeled largely on the way Mebane and the surrounding countryside used to look. U.S. 70 that stretches through town is there as are Fifth, Fourth and Third streets. There's a model replica of the old Freshwater Grocery, which was for decades a Mebane landmark.
Members of The Train Group have built everything themselves and plan to continue. A scale model of the old White Furniture plant is in the works.
Bartis said the train layout appeals to a wide audience.
"It ain't the little kids it affects," he said. "It's the little kid in me and you."


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During a recent girls' weekend in Topsail Beach, Kate Combs and her friends spied a wholly unexpected beachgoer.
"On Sunday morning at about 8 a.m., most of us were sleeping, but one girl came in screaming that there was a whale outside," said Combs, who lives in Hampstead. "So we all got up and ran outside."
Clustered outside the beach house, Combs and her friends were able to spot the whale's spout and its tail as it swam past, about 100 yards offshore.
"It was really close, and it was huge," she said. "All we could really see was its tail, and its tail was enormous.
"It was really cool."
Seeing a whale up-close in its natural environment can feel like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But during the next few months, residents and visitors to the North Carolina coast may have multiple opportunities to spot one.
"We know that on any given day from basically November through March and April, we could have right and humpback whales off our coast," said Ann Pabst, a marine biologist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, as well as the co-director of the university's marine mammal stranding program. "We do not have a sense of how many are offshore right now, but we do know that this is an important time when whales are moving through our waters."
Neither humpback nor right whales live in North Carolina waters on a consistent basis. Both species are migratory, spending their summers in cooler, northern-hemisphere waters and then travelling to warmer, subtropical seas, where they mate, calve and spend the winter.
That travel cycle places the giant mammals — particularly the North Atlantic right whale — near beaches throughout the region for roughly five months out of the year, according to Barb Zoodsma, the southeast right whale recovery program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.
"Our understanding was that right whales migrated in the fall and migrated back up in the spring, but now we're learning that right whales may stay along the coast, and move past the coast, throughout the winter," she said. "You can expect to see them through April."
Though both species may be nearby during the same time period, humpback and right whales are fairly easy to tell apart.
Humpback whales, Pabst said, can be identified by their long, white fore-flippers, while right whales are characterized by V-shaped water spouts, broad, flat backs and lumpy patterns on their heads, known as callosities.
Each species has been spotted off nearby beaches in recent weeks. Humpback whales have been confirmed in the waters near Topsail Beach, and right whales have been seen swimming past Wrightsville Beach.
Both right and humpback whales are endangered, making it illegal to be within 500 yards — or 1,500 feet — of either. The right whale is one of the most critically endangered whales in the world, with NOAA estimating the global population at around 400. The slow-moving mammal is particularly vulnerable to ship strikes, prompting NOAA to partner with the Coast Guard in a project known as Operation Right Speed, a five-month period during which vessels of a certain size are required to cruise more slowly.
From Nov. 1 to April 30, "regulations require vessels 65 feet (long) or greater to operate at speeds 10 knots or less in designated right whale migration routes and calving grounds," according to the Coast Guard.
Those designated routes bubble along sections of the East Coast, including a particularly large corridor that extends from Wilmington past Savannah, Ga.
The speed reduction regulations, in effect since December 2008, are a protective measure, designed to give both whales and ship operators more time to notice and avoid each other — especially around the entrances to deepwater ports, like Wilmington and Morehead City. Because right whales have no dorsal fin and swim close to the surface of the water, they can be particularly difficult to spot, Zoodsma said.
"Many assume that due to their size right whales would be easy to see," she said. "But just a slight difference in the texture on the water's surface is often the only clue that a whale is present."
Right whale
· Large, rotund and black, with large heads and no dorsal fins.
· Characterized by lumpy white growths on their heads, known as callosities.
· Can grow up to 53 feet in length and weigh up to 80 tons.
· Most critically endangered whale in the world, with global population estimates of around 400.
Humpback whale
· Dark grey, with a variable amount of white on fins and belly.
· Characterized by large, white fore-flippers.
· Can grow up to 60 feet long; females are larger than males.
· Males sing complex songs that can last for 20 minutes and can be heard up to 20 miles away.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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Teach Me About Heated Gear
First of all, I apologize if this thread is in the wrong section--I didn't see a gear section although I may have missed it because I am so damn cold...which leads me to...
I just got back from a 70 mile ride from Los Angeles to Palmdale, CA. I took Bouquet Canyon road (a steep twisty canyon for those who don't know) and it was COLD! I am talking like 25-30 degree cold! It has only started to really drop this past couple of days but today was by far the coldest. On the way home I stopped at Cycle Gear and grabbed some Bilt Storm overpants which I had planned on buying anyway but seeing as it was cold--I just went ahead and did it--not bad by any means.
Anyway...while riding I came to the inescapable conclusion that heated gear was very much in the near future. I was wearing jeans, the Bilt overpants, a sweater and jacket because I haven't bought a winter jacket yet, and Tourmaster Cold-Tex 2.0 gloves and I was freezing.
I would like to have some heated gloves and a heated liner or vest (rather than a full-on heated jacket.) From what I have read, it seems like you HAVE to have a heated vest/jacket/liner of some kind to even use heated gloves as it looks like a pain in the ass to run a wire all the way from the battery up to the handlebars. Is this true? Do I have to have a liner to wear the gloves? I don't mind this at all--I'd love a heated liner to keep my torso warm lol. Any recommendations on liners/gloves?
Lastly, what are heat controllers and are they necessary? Do I have to buy a liner, gloves, controllers, etc? If someone could give me a complete list of the things required to run a heated liner and gloves I would appreciate it. Recommendations on brands would also be appreciated!!
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I have a gerbings jacket liner and the gerbings T5 gloves. I use the gerbings dual control. One controls the jacket and one controls the gloves. You can run the gloves without a control but you have to run the wires thru your coat. I would get the dual control even if you get just the jacket because you can always add the gloves latter. All the gerbings heated gear conects to each other. Gerbing's Heated Jacket Liner - RevZilla
You can have liner or vest or coat. You can have gloves. You can have pants. And insoles.
I have a Tourmaster heated vest. It comes with a controller and has a connection to pants or gloves (or maybe both). On the low setting, especially if I have a warm liner over it, I often have to turn the heat off even down to 40°F. I think the question of controller is specific to the brand of heated gear. There are some universal controllers, and for some brands the second item (gloves or pants) can be either run from one branch of a dual controller or with a Y-connector from the single controller, but then you lose individual temperature control.
It is most important to keep your head and trunk warm. A thin fleece or wool helmet liner or balaclava works. The vest is all I need for my body. I wear an insulated coat plus a fleece or down coat, and fleece pants and thick wool socks. Many also like the heat for their arms and prefer the coat liner or coat. Pants, gloves, socks--up to you, but check the sum of the wattage requirements first and check back here along with a list of other electrical devices you have running on your bike. The alternator is limited.
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Since the tourmaster has been mentioned twice already, I'll 3rd it.
I have the vest.
I wear many layers on really cold rides so a heated vest was never a thought to me. Gloves, however, are a different ball of wax. I use the Tourmaster gloves and they work pretty good. The controllers are usually the issue, hopefully they've fixed it now. My hands get cold quick and these gloves will make them sweat if left on high for a while. Handguards help too...
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I bought some heated gear a few weeks ago and it's very nice. I ride in the fall and winter as the weather allows. The cold mornings made the ride into work not too much fun but the heated gear has changed this.
I tried the Cycle Gear brand Sedici. The price was reasonable and they were adding in a free controller so why not. If it didn't work out their retun policy is flexable.
I bought the jacket which puts out 85 watts of heat. The heat is spread pretty good about the jacket from both arms, back and chest. The other morning it was 30 degrees on the ride in and I only had it set on medium. I really like the gloves over the temp control being built into each glove plus it provides 22 watts of heat. So there is no need for a seperate controller! On the start of the ride, I had the gloves on high. Once it warmed up, I had to lower the setting to low. No complainants from me.
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Religion and faith have always been both to broad and too narrow a target. What we should be opposing is ideology.
With regard to suicide bombers who have no connection whatsoever to religion, you must take into account the ideology that is motivating them. Most secular ideologies that support extremism come complete with pseudo-religious memes—and all-powerful force aiding them, and a devil to oppose. Communism was rooted, via Marx, to the philosophy of Hegel—which is more properly considered a work of theology. The Marxists replaced the God of religions with the God of History, and created the mythology of Historical Inevitability (you can hear this in Khruschev's claim that "History is on our side," and in the argument of Francis Fukuyama in "The End of History and the Last Man." Stalin, who was educated at a seminary, deliberately worked Christian tropes into Communist ideology, making Communism even more religious. As late as the 1980's children in Russia were being told that "Lenin is the friend of all little children." Note the present tense. Lenin was in no condition to be anybody's friend; he was the deadest man in Russia, because you could actually go to Red Square and view the body. For the Communists, the devil was the Capitalists and counter-revolutionaries. Faith in the ideology proved so strong that many of Stalin's fellow party members actually supported him even as he killed them in his purges, making it much easier for him to do so.
Atran's distinction between secular and religious motivation hinges on a rather slippery argument: if the religion does not expressly call for the actions of extremists, then their actions were not motivated by religion. But by this same argument, the Inquisition had nothing to do with Christianity, and the Gulag and the killing fields had nothing to do with Communism. What Atran does not seem to realize is that for extremists, the religion serves as an elaborate system of rationalization and support, without which they would be unable to do what they do. The mythology of martyrdom, even if they do not believe in their 77 virgins, assures them of their 15 minutes of fame after they die rather than the outburst of contempt that they deserve. That suicide bombers are hopeless nihilistic narcissists is really not the issue here. But there is no shortage of those in our society, and we do not have suicide bombers. The issue is that there is an existing system of preparation, support, and deployment, and this could not exist without totalist ideology of Islam. To ignore this is simply wishful thinking.
Much of the literature that claims secular motivations for terrorism ignores the obvious, and though I admire most of Atran's work, he is more determined to ignore the elephant in the room than almost anyone I have ever heard of. Why are these young men politically and culturally powerless? Islam. Why is there really no future for a scientist or engineer in the Middle East? Islam—1.2 billion people, 2 Nobel prizes for science (the Jews, with 15 million, have won 185.) Why is the culture that these men belong to so sterile that it holds virtually no influence in the rest of the world, so that they see nothing of themselves in the flood of foreign media that now comes by internet? Islam. What holds their society in an arrested medieval state, where a young man has virtually no chance of asserting himself against the princes and mullahs? Islam. The religion of Islam has a dire impact on the secular world as well, so even secular reasons cannot be considered apart from it's influence. The religion must be taken into account in any consideration of real political, cultural, economic, and social challenges that motivate extremism, and that this is not being done I find highly tendentious, if not outright dishonest.
Atran also seems to be genuinely naive about the strategies of the Islamist movement. Former members of Islamic extremist groups report that their leaders would brag about misleading westerners about the root causes of their discontent, complaining about Iraq, Afghanistan, troops in Saudi Arabia, the situation in Israel, and so on—and then would go on to say that none of this matters. Their real purpose, they proclaimed, was Jihad, and all the other claims were merely attempt to distract the West and get us to back down. Islam divides the world into Dar al Harb and Dar al Islam—the World of War and the World of Islam. What this means is that if you aren't a Muslim, your life is forfeit. Most Muslims don't subscribe to this view because they want more out of life than perpetual warfare, but to frustrated young men, there can be no better justification for acts of wanton violence. The point isn't victory. The point is just to continue the war.


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