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Nevis Council approves slightly lower levy, will renew deputy's contract
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For the first time since 2004, Nevis has "stopped the bleeding," reducing its proposed property tax levy, although minimally.
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"Ancestral Memories," an art exhibition by CSU Professor Imna Arroyo, was the featured exhibit at the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 22 in New York City. The United Nations event commemorated the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, which forced 25 million to more than 30 million Africans away from their homes to endure the torture of slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean. Arroyo's exhibition featured the African Orishas guarding their ancestors during the transatlantic passage.
"As a descendant from those 30 million, I was so happy to see Eastern represented," said Sociology Professor Dennis Canterbury. "Many people from all walks of life were rubbing shoulders in attendance. I managed to talk with the Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea at one extreme, and at the other, a housewife from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, who was a part of a dance team from that island that performed at the event."


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André Mendonça pops open the spring-loaded door on the shoebox-sized trap and peeks inside. Two bulging, black eyes glare back at him. He pulls the trap off the tree limb and shakes the stunned, sopping wet creature into a clear plastic bag. "One more!" he says excitedly. Morgan Erickson-Davis -15.890689 -47.843013 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/14499 2015-03-16T16:14:00Z 2015-03-16T16:44:50Z King of the jungle returns to Gabon after nearly 20 year absence There's a new cat in town. For the first time since 1996, conservationists have proof of a lion roaming the wilds of the Central African country of Gabon. The lion—a healthy-looking, young male—was caught on camera trap in Batéké Plateau National Park, a 20,200 hectare expanse of grasslands and gallery forests. Jeremy Hance -2.158285 14.007680 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/14357 2015-02-05T21:50:00Z 2015-02-20T15:10:59Z How termites hold back the desert

Some termite species erect massive mounds that look like great temples springing up from the world's savannas and drylands. But aside from their aesthetic appeal—and incredible engineering—new research in Science finds that these structures do something remarkable for the ecosystem: they hold back the desert. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/14323 2015-01-29T19:53:00Z 2015-01-30T15:13:19Z Videos: new film series highlights bringing Gorongosa back to life Tracking lions, photographing bats, collecting insects, bringing elephants home: it's all part of a day's work in Gorongosa National Park. This vast wilderness in Mozambique was ravaged by civil war. However, a unique and ambitious 20-year-effort spearheaded by Greg Carr through the Gorongosa Restoration Project is working to restore this rich and little-studied African wilderness. Jeremy Hance -18.812994 34.331024 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13524 2014-07-10T16:28:00Z 2014-11-25T22:13:52Z Good intentions, collateral damage: forest conservation may be hurting grasslands

Trees absorb CO2 and trap carbon molecules, and countless are lost as forests are felled around the world. So why not plant as many as we can? A recent paper suggests otherwise; the planting of more trees through international reforestation schemes may actually be harming tropical grasslands, which harbor endemic species and offer unique ecosystem services. Morgan Erickson-Davis -16.064819 -50.059863 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13424 2014-06-23T14:54:00Z 2014-06-23T15:07:27Z Regional court kills controversial Serengeti Highway

The Serengeti ecosystem got a major reprieve last week when the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled against a hugely-controversial plan to build a paved road through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. The court dubbed the proposed road 'unlawful' due to expected environmental impacts. Jeremy Hance -1.795750 34.992381 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12593 2014-01-02T18:49:00Z 2014-01-02T20:01:53Z Good news: Refuge for last blue-throated macaws doubles in size in Bolivia A reserve that is home to the world's largest population of the critically endangered blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) has been more than doubled in size, reports the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a group that helped fund the expansion. Rhett Butler -14.051331 -65.188236 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12528 2013-12-16T22:30:00Z 2015-02-12T00:00:13Z Scientists make one of the biggest animal discoveries of the century: a new tapir

In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the Twenty-First Century, scientists today announced they have discovered a new species of tapir in Brazil and Colombia. The new mammal, hidden from science but known to local indigenous tribes, is actually one of the biggest animals on the continent, although it's still the smallest living tapir. Described in the Journal of Mammology, the scientists have named the new tapir Tapirus kabomani after the name for 'tapir' in the local Paumari language: Arabo kabomani. Jeremy Hance -4.609278 -69.810333 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12055 2013-09-11T16:56:00Z 2015-02-11T23:39:47Z Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

When one thinks of bird migrations, it's usually a north-south route that follows seasonal climates. But researchers in the Amazon have tracked, for the first time, a largely-unknown long-distance migration that sticks entirely to the Amazon Basin. Using satellite telemetry, scientists tracked a pair of Orinoco geese (Neochen jubata) from Peru and a male from Western Brazil, who both migrated to the Llanos de Moxos, a vast savanna and Amazonian watershed in Bolivia. The research has shown that the Orinoco geese—which breeds in both Peru and Brazil—depends on wetlands in the Llanos de Moxos for much of the year. Jeremy Hance -12.803767 -65.433426 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11920 2013-08-15T20:11:00Z 2015-02-11T23:15:55Z Zoo races to save extreme butterfly from extinction

In a large room that used to house aquatic mammals at the Minnesota Zoo, Erik Runquist holds up a vial and says, 'Here are its eggs.' I peer inside and see small specks, pale with a dot of brown at the top; they look like a single grain of cous cous or quinoa. Runquist explains that the brown on the top is the head cap of the larva, a fact that becomes more clear under a microscope when you can see the encased larva squirm. I'm looking at the eggs of a Poweshiek skipperling, a species that is more imperiled than pandas, tigers, or bluewhales. Once superabundant, only several hundred Poweshiek skipperlings may survive on Earth today and the eggs I'm looking at are the only ones in captivity. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11900 2013-08-12T12:16:00Z 2015-02-11T23:15:14Z Little NGO takes on goliath task: conserving the vanishing ecosystems of Paraguay

Landlocked in the navel of South America, the forests, wetlands and savannahs of Paraguay boast rich biodiversity and endemic species, yet the unique landscapes of Paraguay also face increasing threats, primarily from agricultural expansion. Controlled burns and clear cutting have become common practice as wildlands are converted for soy and cattle production. In some areas this land conversion is rapid: the Paraguayan Chaco, for instance, is being lost at a rate of 10% per year. One organization is working to reverse this trend. Para La Tierra (PLT) is a small NGO dedicated to the conservation of threatened habitats in Paraguay. Located on the Reserva Natural Laguna Blanca, in-between two of South America's most threatened habitats: the Atlantic Forest and the vast topical savannah known as the cerrado, PLT is in a unique position to champion conservation. Jeremy Hance -23.809729 -56.283653 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11693 2013-06-30T21:54:00Z 2015-02-11T23:10:18Z Saving the Raja of India's grasslands: new efforts to conserve the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard

The Great Indian Bustard, one of India's iconic birds, once ranged across most of the Indian subcontinent. Due to a variety of factors, however, the Great Indian Bustard is also now India's rarest bird and faces imminent extinction. The following is an interview with Ramki Sreenivasan, co-founder of Conservation India, a group that recently petitioned the Rajasthan Chief Minister to kick start "Project Bustard." Jeremy Hance 27.352253 76.505127 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11058 2013-03-18T07:05:00Z 2013-03-18T07:10:55Z Cambodia loses half its seasonal wetlands in 10 years Cambodia lost more than half of its seasonally flooded grasslands in ten years due to industrial agricultural conversion, abandonment of traditional farming, and illegal drainage, putting several endangered bird species at risk and undermining traditional livelihoods in the region, reports a new study published in the journal Conservation Biology. Rhett Butler 13.00991 103.537903 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/10511 2012-12-04T16:02:00Z 2012-12-04T17:37:20Z Africa's great savannahs may be more endangered than the world's rainforests

Few of the world's ecosystems are more iconic than Africa's sprawling savannahs home to elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and the undisputed king of the animal kingdom: lions. This wild realm, where megafauna still roam in abundance, has inspired everyone from Ernest Hemingway to Karen Blixen, and David Livingstone to Theodore Roosevelt. Today it is the heart of Africa's wildlife tourism and includes staunch defenders such as Richard Leakey, Michael Fay, and the Jouberts. Despite this, the ecosystem has received less media attention than imperiled ecosystems like rainforests. But a ground-breaking study in Biodiversity Conservation finds that 75 percent of these large-scale intact grasslands have been lost, at least from the lion's point of view. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/10317 2012-10-25T19:17:00Z 2012-11-12T18:57:59Z Illegal hunting threatens iconic animals across Africa's great savannas, especially predators

Bushmeat hunting has become a grave concern for species in West and Central Africa, but a new report notes that lesser-known illegal hunting in Africa's iconic savannas is also decimating some animals. Surprisingly, illegal hunting across eastern and southern Africa is hitting big predators particularly hard, such as cheetah, lion, leopard, and wild dog. Although rarely targets of hunters, these predators are running out of food due to overhunting and, in addition, often becoming victims of snares set out for other species. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/10162 2012-09-17T16:20:00Z 2012-09-18T02:30:02Z Buffer zones key to survival of maned wolf

Known for its abnormally long lanky legs, its reddish-orange coat, and its omnivorous diet, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is one of the more beautiful and bizarre predators of South America. However its stronghold, the Brazilian Cerrado, is vanishing rapidly to industrialized agriculture and urban development. Now, a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science reveals the key role of buffer zones and unprotected areas in keeping the maned wolf from extinction in the Cerrado savannah, where only 2 percent of the ecosystem is under protection. Jeremy Hance -19.911706 -43.913441 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/10035 2012-08-20T03:27:00Z 2012-08-22T03:14:05Z Chart: Forest loss in Latin America

Latin America lost nearly 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 square miles) of forest — an area larger than the state of Oregon — between 2001 and 2010, finds a new study that is the first to assess both net forest loss and regrowth across the Caribbean, Central and South America. The study, published in the journal Biotropica by researchers from the University of Puerto Rico and other institutions, analyzes change in vegetation cover across several biomes, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. It finds that the bulk of vegetation change occurred in forest areas, mostly tropical rainforests and lesser-known dry forests. The largest gains in biome area occurred in desert vegetation and shrublands. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9742 2012-06-29T17:18:00Z 2012-07-11T17:30:33Z Climate change to favor trees over grasses in Africa As the world warms, scientists are working rapidly to understand how ecosystems will change, including which species will benefit and which will falter. A new study in Nature finds that elevated CO2 concentrations should favor trees and woody plants over savannah and grasslands in Africa. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9082 2012-02-09T19:18:00Z 2015-01-29T00:45:54Z Humans drove rainforest into savannah in ancient Africa

Three thousand years ago (around 1000 BCE) several large sections of the Congo rainforest in central Africa suddenly vanished and became savannah. Scientists have long believed the loss of the forest was due to changes in the climate, however a new study in Science implicates an additional culprit: humans. The study argues that a migration of farmers into the region led to rapid land-use changes from agriculture and iron smelting, eventually causing the collapse of rainforest in places and a rise of grasslands. The study has implications for today as scientists warn that the potent combination of deforestation and climate change could flip parts of the Amazon rainforest as well into savannah. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/8102 2011-07-02T18:16:00Z 2011-07-02T23:30:26Z Richard Leakey: 'selfish' critics choose wrong fight in Serengeti road

The controversial Serengeti road is going ahead, but with conditions. According to the Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige, the road will not be paved and it will be run by the Tanzanian park authority who will have the power to monitor traffic to 'ensure no harm comes to the wildlife population'. Critics argue that even an unpaved road would eventually cripple the largest land migration in the world. However, famed Kenyan conservationist, ex-politician, and anthropologist, Richard Leakey, told mongabay.com that critics of the road are focusing on the wrong fight while failing to respect Tanzania's right to develop. Leakey says that instead of attempting to stop the road from being built, which he believes is inevitable, critics should instead focus on funding a truly wildlife-friendly road. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/8101 2011-07-02T18:00:00Z 2011-07-02T23:35:52Z Unpaved road through Serengeti to progress

After a week of confusion, the Tanzanian government has finally clarified its position on the hugely-controversial Serengeti road. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige, confirmed that a paved highway will not be built through the northern Serengeti National Park, however the government is still planning to construct a gravel road through the park. Yet critics have long warned that even an unpaved road would open Pandora's box: eventually commercial and population pressure would push the road to be paved, widened, and fenced leading to a collapse of the world's largest remaining-and most famous-land migration. Two million wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson's gazelle pass along this route in annual migration from Tanzania to Kenya. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/8087 2011-06-29T17:43:00Z 2015-01-28T23:35:49Z Last search for the Eskimo curlew

The Eskimo curlew is (or perhaps, 'was') a small migratory shorebird with a long curved beak, perfect for searching shorelines and prairie grass for worms, grasshoppers and other insects, as well as goodies including berries. Described as cinnamon-colored, the bird nested in the Arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada during the summer and in the winter migrated en masse as far south as the Argentine plains, known as the pampas. Despite once numbering in the hundreds of thousands (and perhaps even in the millions), the Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) today may well be extinct. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has decided to conduct a final evaluation of the species to determine whether its status should be moved from Critically Endangered to Extinct, reports Reuters. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/8073 2011-06-27T21:29:00Z 2011-06-28T15:40:10Z How do tourists view the Serengeti? Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, an immense expanse of East African savanna, is a world famous tourist destination because of its plentiful megafauna, particularly the great migrating herds of wildebeest. Yet despite huge visitor numbers and the annual revenue of millions of US dollars, local poverty and increasing population continue to imperil the reserve. A new study in mongabay.com's open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science found that while tourists to the Serengeti overall report a high degree of satisfaction with their trip, they are concerned about the future of the ecosystem. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/7715 2011-04-08T15:04:00Z 2011-04-08T15:07:54Z Conversion of Brazil's cerrado slows Destruction of Brazil's cerrado, a woody savanna that covers 20 percent of the country, slowed during the 2008-2009, reports Brazil's Ministry of Environment. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/7463 2011-02-20T18:58:00Z 2011-02-20T19:42:44Z Complaint lodged at FSC for plantations killing baboons The African environmental group, GeaSphere, has lodged a complaint with the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) for certifying tree plantations as sustainable that are culling baboons in South Africa, as first reported by FSC-Watch. The primates are trapped with bait and then shot. According to the complaint, "unofficial numbers from reliable sources state that more than 1000 baboons have been shot over the past 2 years" in Mpumalanga Province. Documents record permits given to cull 1,914 baboons in 13 separate plantations, however Philip Owen of GeaSphere says that plantations have refused to release official data on how many baboons have been killed. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/6766 2010-09-15T23:49:00Z 2010-09-15T23:57:48Z Brazil's cerrado wins protection, but will it be enough to save the wildlife-rich grassland? Brazil announced a plan to protect the cerrado, the vast woody savanna that covers 20 percent of the country but has become the nation's biggest single source of carbon emissions due to conversion for agriculture and cattle pasture, reports Brazil's Ministry of the Environment. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/6609 2010-08-13T15:37:00Z 2010-08-13T16:02:00Z U.S. signs debt-for-nature swap with Brazil to protect forests The United States will cut Brazil's debt payments by $21 million under a debt-for-nature that will protect the Latin American country's endangered Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlantica), Caatinga and Cerrado ecosystems. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/6465 2010-07-08T16:25:00Z 2010-07-08T17:07:05Z Road through the Serengeti will eventually 'kill the migration'

Tourists, conservationists, individuals, and tour companies have launched an international outcry against the Tanzanian authorities in response to the announcement of the planned construction of the trans-Serengeti Highway highway. There is even a Facebook group and an online petition with 5,038 signatures. But the government has responded by saying that the plans are still on course. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/4974 2009-09-15T16:12:00Z 2009-09-15T16:16:22Z Emissions from cerrado destruction in Brazil equal to emissions from Amazon deforestation Damage to Brazil's vast cerrado grassland results in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those produced by destruction of the Amazon rainforest, said Carlos Minc, the country's Environment Minister. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/4943 2009-09-14T05:29:00Z 2012-09-12T21:18:12Z Community engagement is key to saving the rarest zebra

Efforts to protect the world's largest and rarest species of zebra — Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) — hinge on engaging communities to lead conservation in their region, says a Kenyan conservationist. Belinda Low, Executive Director of the Nairobi-based Grevy's Zebra Trust, says her group's programs, which employ members of local communities as scouts and conservation workers, are helping maintain dialog between communities while providing new opportunities for education and employment. Grevy's Zebra Trust is working with communities to plan livestock grazing so that it can be used as a tool to replenish the land, rather than degrade it Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/3280 2008-09-28T14:30:00Z 2012-09-12T21:15:15Z Painted Dog population falls 99%, but community efforts could save species

The painted dog, or African wild dog, was once found widely across Africa but relentless persecution by humans, coupled with habitat loss and spread of disease from domestic dogs, has driven the population down from 500,000 to less than 5,000 over the past century. The species is now listed as endangered by the IUCN. While the outlook is not good in many countries, there are emerging signs of hope, particularly in Zimbabwe where the efforts of a community-based conservation project has nearly doubled the population of the dog to 700 individuals. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/3193 2008-08-27T14:30:39Z 2008-12-16T10:14:50Z 40% of Australia is undisturbed wilderness More than 40 percent of Australia—three million square kilometers—is undisturbed wilderness, reports a new study by Pew Environment Group and Nature Conservancy. The extent of Australia's wildlands ranks with the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, Canada's boreal forest, and the Sahara as the largest on the planet. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/3121 2008-07-22T14:30:39Z 2008-12-16T10:14:35Z Biofuels can reduce emissions, but not when grown in place of rainforests Biofuels meant to help alleviate greenhouse gas emissions may be in fact contributing to climate change when grown on converted tropical forest lands, warns a comprehensive study published earlier this month in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Analyzing the carbon debt for biofuel crops grown in ecosystems around the world, Holly Gibbs and colleagues report that "while expansion of biofuels into productive tropical ecosystems will always lead to net carbon emissions for decades to centuries... [expansion] into degraded or already cultivated land will provide almost immediate carbon savings." The results suggest that under the right conditions, biofuels could be part of the effort to reduce humanity's carbon footprint. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/3165 2008-07-07T14:30:39Z 2008-12-16T10:14:44Z Some grasslands resilient against climate change, according to 13 year study In Buxton, England--a spa town lying in the county of Derbyshire--scientists have spent 13 years subjecting grasslands to temperature increases and precipitation shifts consistent with climate change predictions. Considered one of the longest studies of climate change on natural ecosystems, the grasslands of Buxton proved surprisingly resilient to most of the effects of climate change. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/3052 2008-06-12T14:30:39Z 2008-12-16T10:14:22Z REDD could trigger bias in conservation funding towards carbon-rich ecosystems The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) mechanism proposed as a means to fight global warming and protect forests may leave some ecosystems at risk to development argue researchers in an editorial published in the journal Science. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2959 2008-05-21T14:30:39Z 2008-12-16T10:14:04Z Marauding kangaroos may drive extinction of earless dragons in Australia A plague of kangaroos overgrazing sensitive grasslands near Australia's capital city Canberra is jeopardizing habitat critical for the survival of endangered species including the golden sun moth (Synemon plana) and the grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), one of the world's rarest lizards, according to German and Australian. Culling the kangaroos may be the only option for saving some of these grassland species from extinction. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2688 2008-02-25T14:30:00Z 2009-11-14T15:41:14Z Deforestation a greater threat to the Amazon than global warming If past conditions are any indication of future conditions, the Amazon rainforest may survive considerable drying and warming caused by global warming, argue researchers in a paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2328 2007-09-11T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:46:42Z Land-clearing fires send smoke across Argentina, Paraguay Thousands of fires likely set for land-clearing are sending thick smoke over southern South America, reports NASA. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2200 2007-08-27T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:46:18Z U.S. grazing lands at risk due to rising CO2 levels Rising carbon dioxide levels could cause significant changes to open grazing lands and rangelands around the world, reports a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2225 2007-08-21T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:46:22Z Biofuels driving destruction of Brazilian cerrado The cerrado, wooded grassland in Brazil that once covered an area half the size of Europe, is fast being transformed into croplands to meet rising demand for soybeans, sugarcane, and cattle. The cerrado is now disappearing more than twice as the rate as the neighboring Amazon rainforest, according to a Brazilian expert on the savanna ecosystem. Rhett Butler


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Kirk-Habicht Co. in Essex doesn't do much business in Europe, but problems on the continent are buffeting the manufacturer all the same.
Its employees rely on a heavy wire to make springs tough enough for trucks, and the only plant they know of that makes what they need is in Germany — or was. The factory shut down. Company president Mark Habicht is struggling to find an alternative.
"What's going on there is definitely affecting us," he said of events in Europe. "It's causing us to scramble and search the far corners of the world to see if there's anyone who can make this material for us."
As world economies knit ever closer together, the debt woes and economic slowdown in Europe are sending ripples across the Atlantic — giving pause to Maryland companies anxious about recessionary contagion and offering business opportunities to others.
A Dutch biotech firm that employs hundreds in Maryland is about to lay off up to 10 percent of its employees. A Baltimore corporate-turnaround company is fielding lots of calls from European businesses in need of help. And the region's financial powerhouses are hoping their international investments don't take a hit.
"A lot of the challenges lie in the fact that it's an inherently political situation," said Jason White, a portfolio specialist for international equity strategies at Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price. "There is a wide range of outcomes that could occur, and it's largely left up to the political leadership in the euro zone nations to agree on how things are going to shake out."
For most Marylanders, the most tangible effect of the crisis unfolding in Europe is on retirement-savings accounts pummeled by wild stock market swings. Maryland isn't one of the largest exporters to the continent. The U.S. government's own debt problems loom much larger in a state long powered by defense contracting and other activities funded by Uncle Sam.
"I have been speaking to many audiences of business owners in recent weeks and have asked them, 'How many of you sell merchandise or services to Europe?' and hardly anyone raises their hand," said Anirban Basu, chief executive of Sage Policy Group, a Baltimore economic consulting firm.
But economists are warning that a sharp recession across Europe could undo what little progress the United States has made to regain the jobs lost in 2008 and 2009. Fearing that problems could spread, the Federal Reserve worked with other central banks recently to make it cheaper for banks to continue lending — a move seen as a short-term measure.
A European Union summit meeting on Thursday and Friday ended with a fiscal austerity treaty intended to keep governments from overspending — and, leaders hope, the euro zone from collapsing.
Standard & Poor's had warned earlier in the week that it might downgrade the credit ratings of nearly all 17 countries that use the euro if a compromise wasn't reached — actions that could then affect the ratings of the European Union and big banks in the euro zone.
"The rest of the world is interested in Europe resolving [its] … sovereign debt issue," said Douglas G. Ober, chairman and chief executive of closed-end funds Adams Express Co. and Petroleum & Resources Corp. in Baltimore. "We have a lot of companies in the portfolio that are exposed to Europe. … We have an interest in those companies having decent returns in Europe."
Efforts to rein in government spending — there and here — have already affected some companies. Qiagen N.V., a Netherlands-based medical testing and research technology provider, plans to lay off 8 percent to 10 percent of its staff worldwide. About 800 of its employees are in Maryland, at locations in Germantown, Gaithersburg and Frederick.
Qiagen says it needs to slim down and put more of a focus on selling its products to clinical markets, including hospitals, rather than to government-funded researchers.
"The pressure to lower costs and public spending — this will continue for a long time," said Thomas Theuringer, a Qiagen spokesman. "We see the pressure now coming both in the United States and Europe."
Other head winds are buffeting companies: the potential for a recession and the possibility that European countries will dump the euro for their former national currencies.
Baltimore-based FTI Consulting, best known for its restructuring services, is getting a lot more requests for help coming into its London office.
"The number of phone calls has increased considerably," said Kevin Lavin, global co-leader of FTI's corporate finance and restructuring practice. "It's not [from companies] in any one, two or three countries — it's all over."
FTI is not the only company to find opportunities as a result of the European turmoil. T. Rowe Price thinks it has found some good deals on stocks of European companies that mostly do business elsewhere.
Europe's problems hit home for some in Maryland
Debt crisis and economic uncertainty bring supplier woes, layoffs, anxiety — and some opportunities
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Mr. Miracle
DC Universe Classics (Mattel) - Wave 6
Mr. Miracle! Just say that name to yourself like an old fashion circus barker and you will know why that name is awesome. He was also made by Jack "The King" Kirby which makes him doubly awesome. Mattel's been cranking out a lot of Fourth World characters with Mr. Miracle and the variant Doctor Immpossible toy as the latest examples.
Mr. Miracle has a great sculpt. While he shares the same basic male body with the other characters from the line, his unique elements really shine and are an accurate translation of the two dimensional artwork to a three dimensional action figure. The cape is something special. While it shares a similair design with the chase version of the Superman toy, it is much straighter, lacking the windblown look and has a raised cowl. The cape is hard as a rock down the middle, making it immpossible to bend his body backwards. The cape would work really well for a Dracula custom, something I may have to try out sometime. The soles of his boots are insane. They aren't just flat pieces of plastic but insanly detailed mechanical parts which just blew me away.
The flight discs attach to his feet by pegs and hold on really well so you don't have to worry about them just falling off. Another minor detail is a Mother Box cliped onto the back of his belt. You can take it off, but he can't hold it, so that's kind of dissapointing, but not something I'm going to cry over. The handcuffs are flexable and can fit onto most figure's forarms and stay on pretty well to Mr. Mircale. the cuffs are also really well detailed.
Paint is another highlight of this character. Red, green and yellow is the theme of the figure and it looks garishly lovely. There aren't any major slops that I've been able to find so, WOOHOO!
The head sculpt is something else on this guy. Superman has a look of warm strenght, Captain Marvel has a smiling cocky grin, Hawkman looks like he wants to smash your face in and Mr. Miracle looks urgent but focused on the task at hand. This is something that the Four Horsemen excel at, making belivable and human faces for figures that capture the essencce of the character.
Over all, Mr. Miracle gets five stars out of five.
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DELAYS = getDelayInfo(MODEL,TYPE)
DELAYS = getDelayInfo(MODEL) obtains the
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DELAYS = getDelayInfo(MODEL,TYPE) lets
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variables or maximum delays for each output variable individually.
When delays are obtained for each output variable individually a matrix
is returned, where each row is a vector containing ny+nu maximum
delays for each output variable, and:
ny is the
number of outputs of
nu is the
number of inputs of
Delay information is useful for determining the number of states in the model. For nonlinear ARX models, the states are related to the set of delayed input and output variables that define the model structure (regressors). For example, if an input or output variable p has a maximum delay of D samples, then it contributes D elements to the state vector:
p(t-1), p(t-2), ...p(t-D)
The number of states of a nonlinear ARX model equals the sum
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idnlarx models,
see Definition of idnlarx States
getDelayInfo accepts the following arguments:
idnlarx model.
TYPE: (Optional) Specifies whether
to obtain channel delays
'channelwise' or
'all' as
'all': Default value.
DELAYS contains
the maximum delays across each output (vector of ny+nu entries,
[ny, nu] = size(MODEL)).
DELAYS contains
delay values separated for each output (ny-by-(ny+nu)
DELAYS: Contains delay information
in a vector of length ny+nu arranged
with output channels preceding the input channels, i.e.,
y2,.., u1, u2,..].
In the following example you create a 2-output, 3-input nonlinear
ARX model, then verify the number of delays using
Create an
idnlarx model.
M = idnlarx([2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0; 1 0 1 5 0 1 1 0],... 'linear');
Compute the maximum delays for each output variable individually.
Del = getDelayInfo(M,'channelwise') Del = 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0
The matrix
Del contains the maximum
delays for the first and second output of the model
You can interpret the contents of matrix
Del as
In the dynamics for the output 1 (y1)
of model
M, the maximum delays for each input/output
channel are as follows: y1:
2, y2: 0, u1:
2, u2: 1, u3:0.
Similarly, in the dynamics for the output 2 (y2) of the model, the maximum delays in channels y1, y2, u1, u2, u3 are 1, 0, 1, 5, and 0 respectively.
You can find the maximum delays for all the input and output variables in the order (y1, y2, u1, u2, u3) by executing the command
Del=getDelayInfo(M, 'all')
which returns
Del = 2 0 2 5 0
The maximum delay across all output equations can be obtained
by executing
X(t) = [y1(t-1), y1(t-2), u1(t-1), u1(t-2), u2(t-1), u2(t-2), u2(t-3), u2(t-4), u2(t-5)]


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|Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- Round-table talks took place in the Antri Miek Publishing House of Cambodia, an Ethiopian company and a company of Malaysia between March 31 and April 3 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
The director of the Antri Miek Publishing House of Cambodia said that Kim Il Sung was a great leader who founded the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK, adding: His exploits will always be cherished in the hearts of not only the Korean people but also the Cambodian people.
The chief designer of an Ethiopian company and other speakers highly praised the President for defeating the two imperialisms in one generation and turning the DPRK into a socialist power of independence, self-sufficiency and self-reliance in defence.
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Dec 15 2008
The Annual Christmas Program
We had our annual sweet, precious, innocent, darling, and wholesome Christmas program at church yesterday—a program I had nothing to do with planning or organizing because the mothers of the older kids at our church still blessedly consider me postpartum enough to feel sorry for me and not make me do any work. I'm holding my breath, wondering how long it takes them to realize that my baby is four.
In the meantime, you can bet I'm going to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Behold the shepherds, also known as The Three Yay-Hoos.
And I did NOT teach my baby to pose this way. I would never be such a ham.
He's trying to engage his older cousin, Pesky Tim's boy, but Big Guy's dead set on behaving the way he's supposed to behave, the Lame-O.
Marlboro Man is sitting next to me, signaling to my oldest boy to smile…and signaling to our baby to stop acting like a freak.
Thank goodness an angel of the Lord showed up, because it obstructed the view of my baby picking his nose.
Note to self: teach baby suitable alternative to nosepicking in public.
Alas, the shepherd soon joined the angels in the front. And I swallowed hard, knowing the stuffed lamb would soon cause a problem.
Don't ask me how I know these things; I just know.
It started out pretty mild: first came the right hook…
And this is normal, by the way—the kid punches everything. He even sucker-punched the minister as he greeted us earlier that morning.
Fortunately, he forgave us.
The Christmas program continued as planned. But eventually, as I fully expected, Satan showed up to ruin the relative peace of the morning.
Violence. It's the scourge of all mankind.
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Brandi On Monday, December 15 at 8:15 am
Wisemen in cowboy boots–I love it!
The Topiary Lady On Monday, December 15 at 8:16 am
Having 4 boys, I know EXACTLY what you mean!
Janie On Monday, December 15 at 8:18 am
I love the look on Pesky Tim's boy's face during all this. Priceless!
rere On Monday, December 15 at 8:18 am
really cute!
Sue in MI On Monday, December 15 at 8:18 am
Too funny!
jensamom On Monday, December 15 at 8:19 am
Love that you are just keeping in real.
Jen On Monday, December 15 at 8:19 am
Now THAT was funny!
Years ago, my then 3-year-old son, almost ruined the wedding of his auntie with his antics while being the top-hatted ring-bearer. As a way to show the little guy where he was supposed to stand on the stage, they'd taped an empty M & M's package to the floor. I told them not to do it. But they didn't listen. Well, you guessed it. He was intent on getting the M & M package off the floor and top-hats don't stay on when little boys are "working hard" on anything. Aside from the grunts and groans as he sought to loosen the empty package, the top-hat fell with a thud and went rolling……and the rest is history. But it was a memorable moment!
Dee Thompson On Monday, December 15 at 8:21 am
That is TOO funny! My 12 year old boy still likes to hit things, I hate to tell you…
Southern Gal in SC On Monday, December 15 at 8:21 am
I love these pictures! My youngest was a mouse two years ago when he was four in our Christmas play. He stood at the front with his adorable mouse ears on top of his head, his mouse tail in his right hand…where he spun it for the entire program. Poor other kids didn't get any attention as my boy stole the show.
Angela On Monday, December 15 at 8:24 am
These programs just make Christmas for me. Where is the little girl with the beautiful new dress that she pulls up over her head. There has to be one of those in every program.
Blessed Christmas to you all. It was -11 here in Kansas this morning when my baby went up to break ice for the cattle. Hope that it is a little warmer there.
gscott On Monday, December 15 at 8:25 am
That looks like a good time…….I am glad you are relaxed and understand. I am the type of parent that probably would have went up and got my kid off the stage. I am getting better but it would have taken a lot for me to stay still.
TJ On Monday, December 15 at 8:26 am
i love it. classic.
Terri in Iowa On Monday, December 15 at 8:28 am
Ugh. I remember participating in those programs at church. Best thing about it was the "goodie bag" we received afterward…filled with peanuts and candy and all sorts of goodies. By the way, it's 0 here this morning, that's without the wind chill. I imagine it's about 20 below with the wind chill.
Boys pretty much never stop hitting. My young adult stepsons hit each other.
Sabrina On Monday, December 15 at 8:29 am
That is hysterical….
I love the shot of Tim"s son kinda looking over at y'all. Looks like he is saying….'do you see what they are doing?? And I have to behave?"
Mamadallama On Monday, December 15 at 8:29 am
Adorable! I thoroughly enjoyed that.
C.C. in C On Monday, December 15 at 8:32 am
What precious memories you've just experienced!
Enjoy the Christmas Season:)
Anonymous On Monday, December 15 at 8:32 am
Ahh…..the true story of Christmas…finally! LOL!!!
Deb T. On Monday, December 15 at 8:33 am
DYING of laughter over here!!!! Thanks for the early morning giggle's– I am fully awake now, thank you very much. : )
~ Deb T. http://growingupconnor.blogspot.com
snobound On Monday, December 15 at 8:34 am
Brilliant! Ah the childhood memories they'll have….and the embarrassing stories you'll have!
Mandy in Chicago On Monday, December 15 at 8:36 am
This is one of the best posts in recent weeks!! I laughed out loud!! It wouldn't be a church Christmas program without something like this…but strangling the sheep–that IS the best I've seen/heard in a while!! You must be so proud.
kate On Monday, December 15 at 8:36 am
Love it : )
Perfect Monday morning pickup.
christine On Monday, December 15 at 8:37 am
When my eldest, who is now 17, mercy, was 2 she played the Virgin Mary in the church play. All was well until her best friend, also 3, who was the angel kept messin with her head covering. After a few subtle attempts to get the angel to leave her alone, she did the natural thing–handed Joseph the baby Jesus, stood up, turned around and decked her! LOL
yaya2three On Monday, December 15 at 8:38 am
Absolutely love it!!! At least the littlest punk didn't have a pocketfull of calf nuts—–could have REALLY been a religious experience. And those dimples! Keep the good times comin!
Jill Beck On Monday, December 15 at 8:38 am
Aren't you glad you were able to capture the fun!! The year my daughter (now 32) decided to clean her maryjanes by licking them during the program I had no camera. At first I couldn't figure out why people were laughing, then I saw her very carefully cleaning her shoes! No photos but great memories.
Little Warrior's Mom On Monday, December 15 at 8:39 am
Hey, we don't know what that lamb whispered … your baby was perhaps defending Mama's honor!
debby Schrock On Monday, December 15 at 8:39 am
I love it that PT's boy has his hands in his jeans.
Nett in K.C. On Monday, December 15 at 8:40 am
Boys. I tell ya. You gotta love 'em!
Christine in Maine On Monday, December 15 at 8:40 am
HeeheeeHooooohoooohaaaahaaaa! What a cutie pie!
Christina On Monday, December 15 at 8:41 am
That settles it for me, my little belly is getting rounder by the day & my husband is convinced it's a boy. I wanted a girl so I could dress her up & teach her to be a tuff little buckaroo, but seeing pictures of your little boy Ree….I think I'll change my mind, boy please!! I had one friend tell me I'm too ADD to have a girl anyway! We've got an ultrasound on Friday, but won't be finding out if it's a boy or a girl until it's born late May!
Thanks for the laughs & something to do (read your pages) while my hubby feeds all the animals in the snow, a job I used to accompany him on, but now that I'm preggers it's the perfect excuse to get out of work! So I'm keeping the woodstove going & playing on the laptop! Life is good!
Marsha On Monday, December 15 at 8:41 am
Funniest Child Christmas Program Story Ever:
Mom and Dad had a new born baby and a 3 year old girl. The Sunday of the program, dad was put in charge of dressing the 4 YO in her frilly Christmas dress. Mom was busy with the baby.
The program: The little girl stood up on the front row of the children's choir and started playing and holding up the hem of her dress (as little girl are prone to do). Which would all have been fine EXCEPT dad had forgotten to put on her frilly little panties! Yes, folks, she was nekkid under there and was flashing the whole church.
Brenda On Monday, December 15 at 8:41 am
Love it!! You can bet the little shepherd boys of Jesus' birth acted the same way!!
ForeverFoldingLaundry On Monday, December 15 at 8:41 am
SOOOO funny! I'll bet everyone was getting a kick out of the WWF smack-down.
Jen from Wyoming On Monday, December 15 at 8:41 am
Thanks for the laugh this morning, Ree!!
Joce On Monday, December 15 at 8:42 am
Savor these precious moments. They will soon be all over……. sigh!
Dee from L.A. On Monday, December 15 at 8:43 am
Hilarious! Laughed so loud , I just woke up the hubby!
Sonja Chandler On Monday, December 15 at 8:43 am
Ahhh, little boys. The absolute epitome of life.
Just plain adorable!
Thanks for a great story to start the day.
bboss On Monday, December 15 at 8:44 am
My 7-year old had a battle in church yesterday too! He was fighting with his bionicle. The sound effects includes much spitting and other such noises. Fortunately, he wasn't in front of the church. Gotta love them!
racheld On Monday, December 15 at 8:45 am
I have dozens of years of Christmas pageants stored in my memory banks, but yours is the best thing since the Linebarger's two-year-old went up the steps to the scene, grabbed up Baby Jesus, and kept toddling around amongst the angels and shepherds, her mother's high-heeled feet no match for her gleeful escape.
Little Linda Kay wandered her way across the pulpit with the long swaddling-sheet tripping her Mary Janes like a puppy dragging a blanket. She was momentarily foiled by tripping on it, but since her Mama had run afoul of two Wise Men and a BIG poinsettia, LK made it all the way to the font, where she dipped/baptized/bathed the baby, then turned and made her wet way back to her embarrassed Mama. Good times.
Amelie On Monday, December 15 at 8:46 am
Hahahahaha!!! That is gold!!!
Gee On Monday, December 15 at 8:48 am
I knew we could count on you for a different take on the Christmas pageant, Ree….very entertaining! I'm pretty impressed by Pesky Tim's boy, having seen him in action at cattle workings!
I could almost hear big girl reading her part of the scripture.
And your boys? I can imagine there were some little shepherds of old who were pretty feisty too!
Lindie On Monday, December 15 at 8:50 am
Love Christmas programs! And all children's programs. Love to see them wave at their loved ones!
Kansas Plowgirl On Monday, December 15 at 8:51 am
Toooo cute!
Our Christmas pagent is on Christmas Eve. and by judging "practice" yesterday……they've got a lonnnnngggg way to go! The 7 little "angels" ages 3-4 will not be wearing their wings as previously planned! The 3 little shepards (also ages 3-4) will not be carrying their staffs as previously planned either! Some of the older kids might just have me sitting on their laps to HOLD THEM STILL. Hopefully they will behave when their parents and grandparents are watching.
This is the first year Plowbaby is old enough to participate in the Christmas program. I'm sooooo excited. She knows her part : S is for the Saviour, God's Son sent down to the earth. Now if she'll just stand still when singing their song, and not dancing like a Stevie Wonder impersonater!
Happy (cold) trails
Lisaiz On Monday, December 15 at 8:52 am
I'm cracking up – that was too cute!
Isn't it funny how different boys are from girls? Like you I had two girls first, then a boy. The boy is sooooo different than his sisters, even though he was surrounded by dolls and princess accessories and a crazy amount of pink when he was born. But alas, now he loves dinosaurs, especially the "bad dinosaurs", cars, sharks, construction equipment, and all manner of boy stuff! And my boy would punch the lamb, too, I'm afraid. LOL
Puanani On Monday, December 15 at 8:52 am
My favorite is the big boy holding it together during all of the hoopla! Well done, serious shepherd.
Debbie On Monday, December 15 at 8:52 am
That last photo is priceless. Was the whole church laughing by this time?
melinda sue On Monday, December 15 at 8:53 am
cracking up. that is hilarious. is it wrong that this story actually makes my womb ache. tell me lovey dovey stories all day about how wonderful kids are, and i feel nothing. but this… womb. aching.
ps that church is beautiful!
TRACY On Monday, December 15 at 8:54 am
Kids will be kids….even in church!!!! LOL
bobbie On Monday, December 15 at 8:54 am
That's hilarious. We had our program yesterday and my two year old went dancing across the stage. There's video of it on my blog
You have to watch it! It's hilarious.
Sandy C. On Monday, December 15 at 8:54 am
Thanks for sharing! This reminded me so much of the Christmas pageant when my kids were 5 and 3. The 3 year old was dressed as a "wooly lamb" and sang a song that went '"baa, baa, baa" but she lost track and sang about 15 baa's. Her best little friend was Mary and couldn't resist picking up the doll Baby Jesus from his manger and passing him around to all her friends. I've gotta dig out that video and watch it again!
Chris A. On Monday, December 15 at 8:54 am
Now you know it wouldn't be as entertaining if they behaved! Loved the pictures!
Amy Jo On Monday, December 15 at 8:55 am
This is hilarious!
Anonymous On Monday, December 15 at 8:56 am
Gotta Love Them LiL Boyz! Cuz they grow up to Big Boyz!
That was sooo cute. Thanks for the laugh this morning!
Violet On Monday, December 15 at 8:58 am
I like the way Pesky Tim's boy has his shepherd suit (what the heck is that thing called??) hiked up and his thumbs tucked in his pockets. ROFL!!
rabidparadise On Monday, December 15 at 8:59 am
Classic. I bet it took there were a few stifled laughs in the congregation yesterday….Not sure I would have been able to suppress it once your baby took revenge on the stuffed lamb though!~
Hokie Deb On Monday, December 15 at 8:59 am
–>Oh boys will be boys which makes me glad I'm a girl! Of course, I have a two-year-old boy at home who can be "a lot of energy" from time to time.
marchelle On Monday, December 15 at 9:00 am
What beautiful, calming, soft colors! I want to go out there and renew my vows in that church!
And hire you to photograph my wedding.
And the punks can be flower girls and ring bearers.
Loydene On Monday, December 15 at 9:00 am
The "cowboy stance" – thumbs in pockets of jeans – is pretty special as well — particularly since it required the hiking of shepherd's robes to do so!
Debby On Monday, December 15 at 9:01 am
Love it! Tell me you didn't have a tear in your eye (once you got past the killing part that is….)
Dianne On Monday, December 15 at 9:02 am
At our Church Christmas play yesterday, the minister's 3 year old got on all fours and began punching her older brother's knee. Then she rolled over and stuck her legs straight in the air!! An audience can bring out the best in kids…
Heather M. On Monday, December 15 at 9:03 am
Hahahaha, thank you so much for a wonderful Monday morning laugh. I was feeling so sorry for myself today. Missing my boy because I have to get up and go off to work outside our home. Now all I can think about is that this is what I have to look forward to in the future. Yeah, life is going to be fun. Thanks for taking away my Monday morning blues and replacing with laughs. Better yet, hug your boy extra tight when you catch him for your next hug.
Sharon On Monday, December 15 at 9:05 am
I cant believe he is beating up the lamb. LOL
Elizabeth On Monday, December 15 at 9:05 am
*giggles* This was fun, thanks! (P.S. I'm going to have a boy in April, and we already have 2 girls, ages nearly-6 and nearly-3. The changes should be…interesting! *grin*)
Starwoodgal On Monday, December 15 at 9:06 am
I noticed Pesky Tim Jr. had pulled up his robe so he could put his hands in his jean pockets. Funny!
Fun post!
Kathy On Monday, December 15 at 9:07 am
I love how his big cousin is giving you guys the evil eye. You can just hear him thinking "Can't you guys make him behave – he is ruining the play…"
And all the time – he has his costume hiked up and his thumbs in his pockets
I love your commentary, you have it down, you know your (not your favorite) child.
Ann On Monday, December 15 at 9:08 am
There is nothing like the joy that comes from watching kids be kids with the Christmas Story. I'll never forget the year my son (as a wise man) told the angel of the Lord to stop misbehaving (which she was) in a very loud voice before the baby Jesus. "Stop it!" "Quit it!" … the crowd waited with giggles in their mouths for the shepherd to deck the angel. Luckily he just left it at verbal abuse.
Thanks for sharing your Christmas play story. It was wonderful!! Ann in GA http://www.faith4faith.org
Nilda Lovas On Monday, December 15 at 9:11 am
How cute!!!
Shepherds wearing cawboy boots….awesome!
ileen in houston On Monday, December 15 at 9:12 am
Too cute — love those sweet years
Serenity On Monday, December 15 at 9:12 am
That is so my son! I love little boys they are so great!
Glass Dragonfly On Monday, December 15 at 9:13 am
How cute!!
Angela in Ohio On Monday, December 15 at 9:13 am
ahhh, boys. As long as he didn't try to castrate anything, I think you're okay.
Lauren Denius On Monday, December 15 at 9:13 am
I have a two year old and my husband and I are still in charge of the nativity (20 kids). We have been told we are in charge forever. Cousin sure was posing for your camera by the end of it. Your sweet boy was just reminding us what God's perfect Lamb was sent for.
Stacy On Monday, December 15 at 9:16 am
I about spit snot out my nose when I read "He even sucker-punched the minister" Lucky I didn't have anything in my mouth or it would have been on the screen!
Keep up the blogging!!! LOVE IT!
leah On Monday, December 15 at 9:16 am
How precious!
What a beautiful church!
Norma On Monday, December 15 at 9:16 am
LOL. Too funny.
Mary On Monday, December 15 at 9:17 am
What a great post. I love kids antics in church. I am sure I will change my mind when mine get old enough to have shennanigans of their own!
Beth Vicker On Monday, December 15 at 9:17 am
Oh wow Ree, I was so afraid this was going to end with lamb nuts somewhere….or pocketed calf nuts….
I have boys…I know what they are capable of.
Renee On Monday, December 15 at 9:19 am
Giggle…thanks for the smile and your wonderful outlook on your boy!
Linda Joan On Monday, December 15 at 9:22 am
Hello Dear Ree,
Hopefully this was merely dress rehearsal!
Love, Linda
inadvertentfarmer On Monday, December 15 at 9:23 am
Maybe your baby knows that lambs were to be sacrificed back then, he was just reenacting it…you see your kid is a Bible scholar, not just a wickedly adorable little lump of cuteness!
Thanks for the early morning chuckle! Kim
val from CapeTown On Monday, December 15 at 9:24 am
Ah! Hilarious!!!! Ree reckon it is about time that little one took to the saddle! He will soon learn that not all animals are there for the taking!! Thanks for the laugh and have a Merry Christmas everyone!!
Linda Joan On Monday, December 15 at 9:24 am
The church is breathtakingly beautiful!
Love, Linda
amy j. On Monday, December 15 at 9:26 am
I have alot to learn from you. When my girls do such things I'm having a near heart attack at the inability to control their behavior, lol. I could never just sit back and take pictures. I have lots to learn from you oh wise one!
Janet On Monday, December 15 at 9:27 am
OMG that kid is hysterical! What a doll!
Sue in Dallas On Monday, December 15 at 9:29 am
Ree, you know all those mothers of the older kids still giving you a post-partum pass? Do they have any idea that one of their own is one of the most popular girls in cyberspace??? You know, the one with thousands and thousands of friends???
With your baby in his 4-year-old "golden year," are you recording the hilarious things he says? There's something about 4-year-olds and the way they connect life-dots that makes them eminently, thigh-slappingly, hilariously quotable.
Oh, and I agree with Lauren (#167) about the precious Lamb. . . Your theology is right on!
Greeneyes Martha On Monday, December 15 at 9:33 am
Oh my gosh…that is just too cute!
How do you stand it? Those boys of yours must keep you laughing all the time.
Great pics…you're going to be so glad you have those in the future!
Tina On Monday, December 15 at 9:35 am
My youngest is a goof just like my youngest. It is always fun to watch the goffy appearances he makes in the front on church or the odd things he says. Luckily I don't have the punch thing going.
Have a great day.
Stefunkc On Monday, December 15 at 9:35 am
It's hilarious! But probably because it's not my children. I had a nose picker during a kids choir concert. The camera zeroed in on her and didn't show any other children for the last two songs. I was so proud.
Kate On Monday, December 15 at 9:35 am
Sues2u2 On Monday, December 15 at 9:36 am
And your "baby" helped to make the pageant perfect! After all, the Lord loves us one & all especially small children who are just themselves!
And besides, @ least he didn't stick his hands in his pants throughout the whole meeting like one of the 4 year olds in my class did. The WHOLE meeting! Oh & then of course he wants to hug me!?!
Woodswoman On Monday, December 15 at 9:36 am
That was the funniest entry yet. I laughed, progressively harder, all the way through.
Livin' life with sled dogs…
Dharmamama On Monday, December 15 at 9:37 am
Thanks for that laugh! He's *all* boy, isn't he?
My oldest son was (and at 16, still is!) sweet, calm, and empathetic. When my youngest son came along, and he was throwing the cat in the washer (it was OK! We caught him in time) and hitting things, I honestly thought I had gone wrong somewhere as a mother. Was he a sociopath — at 2?! A dear friend took my hand and said, "Sweetie – he's a boy!" Ohhhh!!! Suddenly, all those stories I'd read about boys made sense. I thought my oldest was the way HE was because of superior, non-gender-stereotyping parenting. Nope. They are who they are – and I love 'em all to bits!!
Blissful Babe On Monday, December 15 at 9:39 am
Oh how funny!! What a gorgeous church!! Where in the world are you to have such gorgeous…everything? My stars!!
newcountrygirl On Monday, December 15 at 9:43 am
That was to funny. Love those nose pickers.
Stay warm it is only -8 here right now and that is with no wind chill
Molly K in TN On Monday, December 15 at 9:45 am
I am trying REALLY hard not to laugh out loud, as I'm covertly reading/typing this as I have a patient in my office! HILARIOUS! Blessings to you this Monday morn, Ree!
KTBee On Monday, December 15 at 9:46 am
hahahahahahahah lol lol lol
Thanks for the laugh!!
Dawnalee On Monday, December 15 at 9:47 am
Oh, excellent! I love it when pagents are real cuz you just know there was a shepherd in the crowd saying, "duh, I know those angels made us sore afraid earlier, but, hey, they aren't so bad up close and man, I gotta pee…ya know, cuz of that sore afraid thing earlier."
Ann from Montana On Monday, December 15 at 9:47 am
Boys! – gotta love 'em! – I love the cameo's when kids do a show.
Beautiful church!
It's not exactly tshirt and shorts weather here either… but warmer today than yesterday – zero at the moment.
libbie On Monday, December 15 at 9:50 am
Judy in Houston On Monday, December 15 at 9:52 am
Too funny! I just love how Pesky Tim's boy kept such a straight face through it all.
mogsie On Monday, December 15 at 9:52 am
**wipes tears from eyes**
oh my dear, that is FUNNY ~ if only because it didn't happen to ME.


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Duramente Storms Home in Japanese Guineas
Regally bred Duramente unfurled a dramatic closing kick from the back and won the Satsuki Sho (Jpn-I, Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) April 19 at Nakayama from Real Steel, who defeated him last time out.
Regally bred Duramente unfurled a dramatic closing kick from the back and won the Satsuki Sho (Jpn-I, Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) April 19 at Nakayama from Real Steel, who defeated him last time out.
Gentildonna brought a fitting close to her illustrious racing career Dec. 28 in scoring an impressive win in the Arima Kinen (Jpn-I), Japan's season-ending all-star race at Nakayama Racecourse.
There was spirited bidding Dec. 6 for U.S. grade I winner Alterite, who topped sales on opening day of the Arqana Deauville breeding stock sale at 1.1 million euros (US$1,351,459).
The runner-up in last year's Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Jpn-I), Lachesis proved best in this year's edition Nov. 16 when winning by neck from Japanese Oaks (Jpn-I) victress Nuovo Record at Kyoto.
Japanese raider Admire Rakti made a storming seven-wide run in the final 150 meters and snatched a half-length victory in the Aus$3 million Caulfield Cup (Aus-I) Oct. 18.
For the second straight year, a colt by Deep Impact out of U.S. Horse of the Year Azeri was the star of the Japan Racing Horse Association's foal sale.
Big favorite Mikki Isle quickly recovered from a less than ideal start and led all the way to win the NHK Mile Cup (Jpn-I) for 3-year-olds by a neck May 11 at Tokyo Racecourse.
Harp Star completed an eye-catching last to first rally in the Oka Sho (Jpn, I, Japanese One Thousand Guineas), a stylish victory that kicked off the classic season in Japan April 13 at Hanshin Racecourse.
Runner-up in the first two jewels of Japan's Triple Crown earlier this year, regally bred Epiphaneia broke through for a classic win in smashing style in the Kikuka Sho (Jpn-I, Japanese St. Leger) Oct. 20 at Kyoto.
A Deep Impact colt out of U.S. Horse of the Year Azeri topped the Japan Racing Horse Association's foal session at 240,000,000 ($2,374,011 in U.S. funds) July 9 at Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido.
The Japan Racing Horse Association enjoyed record sales July 8 at its opening session and yearling sale, which saw great demand for the offspring of leading sire Deep Impact.
War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner who has had a limited number of foals due to his selectivity in the breeding shed, has been represented by a champion in Japan.
Musical Romance, who sold for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, is headed to Japan where she will be a broodmare, one of her former owners said.
Dual grade I winner Zazu fetched $2.1 million from Katsumi Yoshida's Japan-based Northern Farm at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 6. She was consigned by William S. Farish's Lane's End, agent.
Topped by a Deep Impact colt, the yearling session of the Japan Racing Horse Association's Select Sale produced a record gross during the July 9 session at Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido, Japan.
Undefeated Curren Black Hill produced an emphatic 3 1/2-length victory in the $2.3 million NHK Mile Cup (Jpn-I) as the favorite at Tokyo Racecourse to stake his claim as Japan's top 3-year-old miler.
Gross, average, and median during first session of January sale increase 30.4%, 16.6%, and 60%, respectively.
Favored Alfredo ran his unbeaten streak to three with a two-length victory in the $1.7 million Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (Jpn-I) at Nakayama Racecourse Dec. 18.
Gross, average, and median were all up significantly on day three of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, continuing the upward trend since the auction began.
Sumora tops the second day of the Tattersalle December Mare Sale, which saw 160 lots sell for 25,258,800 guineas.
Tosen Jordan partnered with Italian jockey Nicola Pinna to upset a strong field in the 2011 Emperor's Cup at Tokyo Racecourse Oct. 30 in record time. Defending champion and race favorite Buena Vista finished fourth.
Aventura won her first grade I in the $2.1 million Shuka Sho at Kyoto Racecourse Oct. 16, celebrating her third victory in as many starts this season. The Shuka Sho is the third and final jewel of Japan's filly triple crown.
A filly by a Japanese Horse of the Year and out of a Japanese Horse of the Year commanded a record-setting price of July 11.
The inaugural day of four-day Arqana Breeding Stock sale at Deauville, France, produced a 25% increase in gross beside the jump in average price.
The first dead heat in a grade I race in Japanese history took place May 23 when favored Apapane and Saint Emilion battled to a draw in the $2.2 million Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at a rainy and soggy Tokyo Racecourse.
Favored Buena Vista used her stupendous kick to slip past Hikaru Amaranthus approaching the wire, registering a neck victory in the $2.1 million Victoria Mile (Jpn-I) at Tokyo Racecourse May 16.
Azeri, the 2002 Horse of the Year, brought $2,250,000 early in the afternoon of Nov. 10 during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. The price was the highest so far during the auction.
The Japan Racing Horse Association (JRHA) foal sale suffered downturns of 33.1% in gross and 32.3% in average during its two-day run that ended July 15 at the Northern Horse Park on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The three-day gross for the foal and yearling sales combined was down 21.4% from the previous year and the average fell 21.9%.
A half-brother to two-time Japanese Horse of the Year Deep Impact was the star of the opening session of the Japan Racing Horse Association foal sale, bringing the highest price of 165-million yen (approximately $1,736,842 in U.S. funds) July 14 at the Northern Horse Park on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
A Rock of Gibraltar colt brought 145 million yen (approximately $1,567,161) July 13 to top the Japanese Racing Horse Association yearling sale, which turned in a solid performance at the Northern Horse Park on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
The Japanese-bred Florentino led all the way to hold off favored El Crespo for his first graded stakes victory in the $163,500 Jefferson Cup (gr. IIT) on the Churchill Downs turf course June 13.
Logi Universe won the Japan Derby May 31 and avenged his loss in the Japanese 2000 Guineas, the first jewel in Japan's Triple Crown.
For Sunday Racing Co., life could not be better. The partnership heads into the Derby with a colt that was not only sired by one Derby winner but is half-brother to another - talk about pedigree. And that colt won his final pre-Derby race impressively April 19 to establish himself as the probable favorite for the big race.
Unrivaled took command of the $2.3 million Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) at the top of the stretch and held off a late charge from Triumph March to win by 1 1/2 lengths before 71,201 at Nakayama Racecourse April 19.
Heavy favorite Buena Vista collared second choice Red Desire with 100 meters to run and went on to capture the US$2.1 million Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas) by a half-length for the second grade I victory of her career April 12 at Hanshin Racecourse.
Kane Hekili beat back the late charges of favored Vermilion and Meisho Tokon to win the $3 million Japan Cup Dirt (Jpn-I) by a head in the first running of the event at Hanshin Racecourse Dec. 7. American hopes Frost Giant and Tin Cup Chalice finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
Ermine, winner of the 2007 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I), sold for $1.3 million early during the Nov. 3 opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Shunsuke Yoshida signed the sale ticket, acting on behalf of his father, Katsumi Yoshida, who owns Northern Farm in Japan.
Black Emblem, a daughter of Eclipse Award winner and dual classic winner War Emblem, scored the biggest win of her career when she won the Shuka Sho (Jpn-I) Oct. 19 at Kyoto for owner Kunio Tahara.
Favored Sleepless Night scored a sharp 1 1/4-length victory in Japan's $1.76 million Sprinters Stakes (Jpn-I) at Nakayama Racecourse Oct. 5, for her fifth consecutive victory.
The electric popularity of Japanese Triple Crown winner and two-time Horse of the Year Deep Impact generated enough voltage on July 15 to lift the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale out of what could have been a dark malaise induced by the nation's sputtering economy.
Favored Vermilion, Japan's champion dirt horse last year, dominated the field in his debut for 2008 with a 1 3/4-length win in the February Stakes (Jpn-I) at Tokyo racecourse Feb. 24 before a crowd of 53,029.
Utopia, a stakes winner in Japan, the U.S., and Dubai, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Joe and Anne McMahon's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds near Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Admire Moon took the lead at the top of the stretch, and then hung on bravely while three rivals challenged from his outside, taking the $4.6-million Japan Cup (Jpn-I) by a head on Nov. 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.
Admire Moon, winner of group I races this year in Japan and Dubai, has been sold by owner Riichi Kondo to Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin for a reported $33 million.
A squadron of bold new buyers in the middle market lifted up the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale, keeping the foal portion nearly on pace with last year's scorching record results even though there were fewer players competing for the most expensive horses.
Firing bids like a machine gun, Riichi Kondo continued his aggressive buying spree at the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale on Tuesday, grabbing another half brother to his multiple group I winner Admire Moon for a session-topping 300 million yen ($2,631,578).
Katsumi Yoshida knew he had some outstanding yearlings in his Northern Farm consignment but even he was surprised when a French Deputy colt established a Japanese record during Monday's session of the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale.
War Emblem, champion 3-year-old male of 2002 after winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), was represented by his first winner Nov. 26.
Alondite recorded his fifth consecutive victory of 2006 in Saturday's $2.4-million Japan Cup Dirt (Jpn-I), benefiting from a ground-saving ride under Hiroki Goto to win by 1 1/4-lengths over favored Seeking the Dia.
Fusaichi Pandora was awarded victory in Sunday's Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Cup (Jpn-I) at Kyoto racecourse when the undefeated 3-year-old filly Kawakami Princess was disqualified after finishing first.


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Police officer injured directing traffic during SW Houston house fire
A West University Place police officer was injured trying to halt traffic at the scene of a house fire about 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Law at Bissonnet, KTRK-TV reports on its website. Authorities say the officer spotted a vehicle driving over fire hoses and ran to stop it, but he tripped over a hose and […] [Read More]


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Softbank to Acquire 70% Stake in Sprint for $20.1 Billion
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Replying to: Sprint's makin' a big come back by WhySoBluePandaBear
Re: Sprint's makin' a big come back
A few years ago (don't remember exsact dates) I belive in 2008 Sprint sold a large majority of their towers than rented them from a third party in order to generate a large lump sum of money. This did not generate enough funds to do it, neither will the softbank purchase their are still the much more important issues of network, manaement, marketing. This may help Sprint make a big comeback, but catching up to ATT and Verizon is a longways off (over 70 million subscibers.)
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Dr. Susan Block's Eros Day X "Orgy for Obama" (NSFW)
Sunday, January 25, 2009 | 7 years ago
To honor Eros, the god of love, lust and life, sexologist Dr. Susan Block's Eros Day X was an "Orgy for Obama" at her downtown L.A. speakeasy. Block described it as, "Celebrating hope for a new era of peace-through-pleasure politics and an end to anti-sex militarism in America and around the world, at the climax of a week of balls honoring the historic presidential inauguration of Barack Obama."
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What places are off-limits when carrying a concealed weapon in Wisconsin?
It is unlawful for anyone (except for law enforcement), including persons with a CCW license, to knowingly carry an unconcealed weapon (firearm, electric weapon, a
knife or a billy club) in the following locations:
- Any portion of a building that is a police station, sheriff's office, state patrol station, or the office of a Division of Criminal Investigation special agent of DOJ.
- Any portion of a building that is a prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility.
- The Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, the Wisconsin Resource Center, or any secured unit or secured portion of a mental health institution, including a facility designated as the Maximum Security Facility at the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
- Any portion of a building that is a county, state, or federal courthouse.
- Any portion of a building that is a municipal courtroom if court is in session.
- A place beyond a security checkpoint in an airport.
- School grounds and premises:
- No one, including a CCW licensee may carry a firearm in or on the grounds of a school unless another specific statutory exception applies.
- No one, including a CCW licensee may carry any other dangerous weapon on school premises unless a specific statutory exception applies.
- Also see: POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
- Persons who do not have a CCW permit may not carry a handgun in a tavern and those persons with a CCW license may carry a concealed handgun in a tavern only if NOT consuming alcohol. Wis. Stat. § 941.237(3)(cx).
- Federal law applies to the possession of firearms and weapons on US government property