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Since You're on a 4.2 sys menu version, follow this guide to softmod your wii:
I'm new to the site and to all this Wii modding so I'm sorry if i posted this in the wrong place. What I am trying to know is how to play wii games. I have installed the HBC. I have the following system information:
Version: 4.2U
HBC Installed
Wii can access my wi-fi
By this can someone tell me what should I do to play Wii games, if your advice is to install any loader, i have download only this zips from what i have look up which are:
StartPatch 4.2.6U.zip
WADManager 1.4.zip
I have this files in my lop top only, so if you can explain what to do with them, or if i need more stuff can you explain me step by step how i got lost and the wii is not mine so that why i looked for something that has a low % of bricking it. Hope you can help me eventhought i know a lot of people have similar issues an can be found in some other thread.
Thank you.
Since You're on a 4.2 sys menu version, follow this guide to softmod your wii:
Ok, ill read then ask for any questions before even trying it. Since I cant do a boot2 for the bootmii. I have it as IOS. Dont wanna brick the Wii at any cost.
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Skincare goes local at the farmers' market
Farmers' markets have become one-stop shopping destinations that include not only local fruits and vegetables, but also locally prepared foods, dog treats and even bath products. At the South Durham Farmers' Market, we have are lucky to have Shorganics and Rolling Hills Soap, as well as handcrafted goat milk soaps from Parker Farm & Vineyards.
Having really sensitive combination skin, I have struggled to find skincare products that work for me. I discovered the hard way that the price and prestige of a product were not indicators of effectiveness or even quality. I also learned the importance of paying close attention to ingredients, just as I do with my food.
Megan and Matt Vick, the founders and owners of Shorganics, feel the same way about the importance of ingredients. That is why their bath and body products are made primarily from organic and fairly traded plant-based ingredients that are free from synthetic fragrances, colors and preservatives. All their products have a short ingredients list that satisfy my version of Michael Pollan's food rule, "If you can't say it, don't apply it."
At first, Megan and Matt were simply interested in making lotions and soaps gentle enough for their own skin, but after giving their wedding guests favors filled with homemade lotions, bath salts and soaps, and receiving positive feedback, they decided to launch Shorganics. "We figured if our family and friends liked our products, then maybe we could do this for real," said Megan.
Since 2011, they have been handcrafting every one of their lip balms, deodorants, face creams and body butters from their home in Apex with quality ingredients harvested from growers using sustainable agricultural practices. The name of
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their product line was inspired by their experiences growing up on the Outer Banks, an area that seemed to epitomize naturalness and purity.
Using natural and organic skincare products makes perfect sense. Toxins rubbed on your skin, your body's largest organ, can sometimes enter your bloodstream even faster than if you consumed them. And unfortunately many products sold in the United States do contain synthetic ingredients with untested health effects.
While the FDA was founded by the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, the FDA provides much less oversight of the cosmetic industry. In fact, the FDA does not have the authority to conduct health and safety assessments of beauty product ingredients until after they are already on the market.
Cosmetics derived from natural ingredients are typically less irritating than those derived from synthetic ingredients and just as effective. Not to mention, they are much safer for children and toddlers who might eat what they shouldn't. Shorganics uses all food-grade organic oils in their products, so while it is not recommended, consuming their product would not be harmful. Additionally, products comprised of natural ingredients are better for the environment, since fewer chemicals went into their farming and extraction, and the product going down the drain is less toxic to our waterways.
Come visit the market this weekend and stock up on quality moisturizing products for the dry months ahead!
Elizabeth Zander is market manager of the South Durham Farmers' Market. The market is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Greenwood Commons Shopping Center, 5410 NC Highway 55.


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Instagram: Week #10
- à juillet 30, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
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Hello guys!
Here are some of my Instagram pictures from the past week!
Follow me @lucievd for all the updates!
The loves of my life
Chilling at home day
Yummy recipe spotted on Brussels Kitchen
Loving my new hairdo! Thanks Jean-Charles!
Hair product collection. Hair freak you said?
Enjoying the first days of « real » summer
Hot BFF
I guess it's partayyy time all over again!
Maxi dress
- à juillet 27, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Outfits
- 1
Hello guys!
Quick outfit post of wednesday's outfit. It was crazy hot, so I went for a maxi dress. I always find maxi dress to be the perfect item for a really hot day without looking « naked » (for the ones who have to go to work and look decent, ya know?)
Wearing: FOREVER21 dress (old) – ESSENTIEL sandals – Inspired PRADA sunglasses (found in the streets of NYC)
What do you wear when it's really hot outside like today?
BY THE WAY, need a refreshment? Need to take your mind off work? Then go have a (few) drink(s) at the Apéros Urbains tonight. It takes places at Bruxelles les Bains, for a real summer feeling!
Happy Summer!
- à juillet 26, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Random
- 0
While you read this, I'll probably be laying down, somewhere in France with my familly.
You hate me? Wait, don't just yet! I wanted to give you some summer spirit….
Just in case you miss my awesome posing during these few days…
Hey, you guys have a great weather right now as well right? So just get some tan, party hard, and let's meet next week to see the result 😉
- à juillet 25, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Inspiration
- 0
Hello guys!
Are you enjoying the warm temperatures? Doesn't it feel amazing?
I'm leaving tomorrow for France, so I'll do my best to post as often as possible, but I can't promise you anything…
Today I'll share with you some streetstyle photos that inspire me
Hope you like these as much as I do!
Now this is goodbye, enjoy the summer time as much as you should! And see you next week, all tan ya knowww (by that I mean as tan as my skin gets, which is more gold than actual brown)
Love ya'll xx
Friday flowers
- à juillet 24, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Outfits
- 2
Hello guys,
Here is the outfit I wore friday night for the Apéros Urbains. You can finally see my flower crown in action! Doesn't it look AMAZING?
I guess you remember how good I am at posing right? Because here we have a few examples (sorry for the blurry pictures)
Now, let me introduce to you the beautiful flowers that I received from my awsome roomate. I thought they matched my flower crown to perfection, don't they?
I got a little carried away I know. But you're Lulu Del Rey all the way or you're not, right?
Wearing: ZARA blouse – MANGO jeans – VINTAGE jacket – H&M flower crown – CONVERSE sneakers
Hair dresser Jean-Charles
- à juillet 23, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Hotspot, News
- 5
Hello guys! How are you?
How was your weekend? Are you ecstatic looking at this bright blue sky and the sunlight? I AM!
For the ones following me on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter you probably know that I wanted to do something different with my hair, make some changes. I had to be able to see the difference, but staying subtle because you can't really have a « cut » with my crazy curls, and I'm really happy in blond (I've been through darker blond, dark brown, red head,…)
I received the offer to try out the hair salon « Jean-Charles », and even though I'm faithfull to my hair dresser since 10 years, I wanted to have a different point of view. He gave me his ideas and we finally agreed on a cut/color.
We met friday afternoon, and I stayed there for about 3 hours (really worth it though), take a look at the pictures I took.
Just arrived at the salon
Waiting, and waiting, and waiting…
Can't wait to see the result…? 3-2-1… HERE WE GO
What did we do? More highlights, a color to make everything lighter, cuted about 2 or 3cm and TA-DA!
Like it? LOVE IT?
I am very glad, it's exactly what I was looking for! Did I mention Jean-Charles is super duper adorable? Because he really is!
You can find the hair salon Jean-Charles in the Louise Gallery.
Hair dresser Jean-Charles
22, Galerie Louise
1050 Ixelles
Village Verve
- à juillet 20, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Hotspot
- 2
Hello guys!
Today, I'll introduce you to a new Hotspot: Village Verve.
I discovered the store when I went there for a shooting a few weeks ago, remember? I had heard of it since a long time, but never had the time to check it out.
I finally did, and let me tell you, it's worth it. They have really cool brands (such as JCDC, Best Behavior, Sass&Bide, DKNY, Cheap Monday, Heavy Machine, Dannijo (!!!), nOir jewelry,…)
They have clothes and brand you probably won't find in any other places in the city, which makes it very unique and amazing.
They have two shops in the center of the city:
– Rue Van Artevelde 46 – 1000 Brussels
– Rue du Marché au Charbon 64 – 1000 Brussels
And they also sell online on village-verve.com (good alternative when we see the weather outsite!)
See you guys tonight at Apéros Urbains?
Break-up is good for your body
- à juillet 18, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Outfits
- 7
Alright, this is such a weird title but I couldn't find another one givin the situation.
I lost weight since the break-up (no more hungry, only thirsty, you know what I mean?) and I can finally, after like a year, wear some of my jeans I could not fit into anymore.
HOW EXCITING IS THAT? Looks like I have even more wardrobe possibilities (you can wear the smaller size because they fit you, and you can wear the bigger size as boyfriend jeans/t-shirts/…) Yes, life can be beautiful.
One of the jeans I couldn't fit into anymore (or at least not sit – and certainly not eat – with it), is this little grey Cheap Monday. I love it and so happy he's back in my life!
So that's what I wore yesterday, considering the beautiful weather, it was very
summer appropriate. But guess what? Weather is awesome today, mini skirt out!
How about you?
Wearing: CHEAP MONDAY jeans – FOREVER21 tank top – MANGO jumper – CONVERSE sneakers
Instagram: Week #9
- à juillet 17, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Instagram, Random
- 1
Here are some of my last Instagram pictures
Follow me @lucievd
Playing James Bond Girl with Dorothydancing
Apero(l) time!
Partayyy time
Working on my posing #party
We love NYC
New keys for a new place, new start! HOORAY to that
Flower crown
Manucure time
The Perfect Blazer
- à juillet 16, 2012
- Par lulufashioncoach
- Dans Outfits, Shopping
- 7
Hello guys!
How are you? How was your weekend?
Mine was all about moving into my new appartement, which I did yesterday – SO exhausting! But it feels amazing to be finally at my own place. I still have a lot of work to do, but it's very exciting.
Enough about real estaste, let's talk serious business – I FOUND THE MOST PERFECT BLAZER!
I've never been good at buying blazers even though it's the kind of thing that goes with everything… While shopping, it never crossed my mine to buy one.
But lately, I have felt the need of a white blazer. I've looked for one, but couldn't find the perfect fit, the perfect design, the perfect color (I mean by that the perfect tone of white), the perfect price,… (and let me tell you, I looked EVERYWHERE; from Brussels to Washington DC and New York!)
I did find the one that Caroline Blomst wore for Zara People was kind of amazing
But never saw it in store… Until a few weeks ago. The only problem is that this little beauty costed around 80€. Even though I loved it, a blazer is such a random item for me that this price sounded crazy.
I forgot about it… and then the sales arrived. Last week I was looking at the white blazers at Zara (and at any other store to be honest), and there it was. My beautiful blazer, all by itself. In MY size, being reduced 50% off.
Do I need to tell you the end of the story?
Saturday night's outfit: ZARA blazer, T shirt and purse – MANGO jeans – FOREVER21 necklace
Do you like it? Did you make any good deals during the sales?


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On Passover one is prohibited to possess Chametz (leaven). All Chametz that will not be eaten or burned before Passover must be sold to a non-Jew. Any Chametz remaining in the possession of a Jew during Passover may not be used, eaten, bought or sold even after Passover.
Therefore, all Chametz and Chametz utensils must be stored away. The storage area should be locked or taped shut to be leased to the non-Jew at the time of the Chametz sale.
There are many legal intricacies in this sale; thus only a Rabbi should be entrusted with its execution. The Rabbi acts as our agent both to sell the Chametz to the non-Jew on the morning before Passover starts and also to buy it back the evening after Passover ends.
Locking your Chametz away and sending your signed Chametz Contract to Rabbi Eli Backman is an easy way of observing one of the most important laws in the Torah.
Please copy and paste the form below into an email message and send it to firstname.lastname@example.com The following form should be filled out and submitted by 5:00pm Sun. March 28 2010 (if you missed the deadline please call Chabad at 301-277-2994 as it may still be able to be done for a loittle while longer, but please don't wait till the last moment.)
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I the undersigned, fully empower and permit Rabbi Eli Backman to act in my place and stead, and on my behalf to sell all Chametz possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly as defined by the Torah and Rabbinic Law (e.g. Chametz, possible Chametz, and all kinds of Chametz mixtures). Also Chametz that tends to harden and adhere to inside surfaces of pans, pots, or cooking utensils, the utensils themselves, and all kinds of live animals and pets that have been eating Chametz and mixtures thereof.
Rabbi Eli Backman is also empowered to lease all places wherein the Chametz owned by me may be found, particularly at the address/es listed below, and elsewhere.
Rabbi Eli Backman has full right to appoint any agent or substitute in his stead and said substitute shall have full right to sell and lease as provided herein.
Rabbi Eli Backman also has the full power and right to act as he deems fit and proper in accordance with all the details of the Bill of Sale used in the transaction to sell all my Chametz, Chametz mixtures, etc., as provided herein. This power is in conformity with all Torah, Rabbinic and Civil laws.
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Wrap with the Rabbi is an opportunity to find out more about Tefilin while enjoying delicious wraps!
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Junior faculty in the pre-mid-term review stage of their career may submit proposals to revise dissertation material. However, applicants must make a strong argument for how the STEP project may propel the applicant's career in a significant and lasting research direction.
Faculty members beyond the early stages of their careers must demonstrate how the STEP project represents a significant transition in their research as opposed to previous activity. Successful proposals by established faculty will outline specific differences between the STEP project and previous scholarly activities, including publications and conference presentations, so an educated lay reader is able to discern the new direction of the proposed project.
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As a condition of the award, recipients must submit a final report and a proposal for external funding through the Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects before they are eligible for any additional funding from the Graduate School. Failure by PIs and Co-PIs to submit either the final report or a proposal for external funding makes the recipient of a STEP ineligible for all other Graduate School sponsored support. Previous STEP awardees should consult eligibility guidelines above.
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I am looking for Green seedless grapes (you know, those sweet delicious ones)
I'm also interested in trading for other fruit/veggies/herbs just message me!
I have to trade
cherry tomato (large fruited)
Spinach (teton Hybrid)
Carrot (long imperator)
yellow onion (not sure the specifics)
All of which i have bought for this year
I also have some self harvested Orange Habanero seeds that will be ready for next year
I know they are not green, but I have concord grape seeds. I also have some red seedless table grapes that clippings would work from if you know how to root. What zone are you in, by the by.
I am in zone 10 - southern California. I have never rooted clippings before but I wouldn't mind giving it a try!
I will make sure I can send clippings to you in ca 1st :) then mebee exchange emails for it.
Otherwise, I should have a good pile of concord seeds after this harvest. I have my eye on your habanero and onion seeds meself!
email me
will do, I am testing out the table grapes for green rooting as we speak. If they take, I can send some out soon. If not, we can try dormant cuttings (febuary-ish) or I can collect seeds for you this fall (they would only be concord grapes though. good for eating/preserves but seeded, of course!)
I am interested in Concord Grapes as well. Oh, please let me know how the table grapes turn out as I might be interested in those as well.
We could exchange one another's email 'offline', if that is all right with you.
Thanks much!
I think I am going to have to try again on the table grape rootings. Mebee I did not keep them moist enough. They looked good for about 4 days then poof. The grapes were kinda small but tasted unbelievable and so so juicy.
Concord are just ripening now! Should be more than enough to go around!


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Plattsburgh Victoria St. John could use a donated vehicle.
A gas card someone else paid for would be nice.
She'd just like to see a slight rise in donations, which have dropped considerably over the past few years.
St. John runs the St. John Feral Cat Fund, a nonprofit that advocates non-lethal feline population control and raises awareness by providing the public with information on feral and stray cat issues, including controlling populations within colonies through Trap-Neuter-Return. Under that management plan, stray and feral cats living outdoors are humanely trapped, evaluated, vaccinated, sterilized and ear tipped for identification by veterinarians.
St. John fields 75 to 100 complaint calls weekly.
Recently, a woman who walks her dog along the wood line in Schuyler Falls contacted St. John. The woman said she spotted two cats that appeared to be abandoned and living outside, with only a small piece of carpet to keep them warm as winter approached.
St. John drove out to the area to assess the situation and discovered the cats were living in a small hole in the ground, surrounded by rocks at the edge of a cliff.
She communicated with friends online and quickly found a home for the cats.
The following day, St. John packed up a couple traps and headed back out to the site where the cats were living. She carefully set the traps up, baiting them with tuna, and waited. One of the cats appeared and circled the trap, sniffed inside and then left.
St. John trapped them the next day.
"Now I just need to get them directly to the vet," St. John said.
St. John spent roughly $3,500 in expenses related to the St. John Feral Cat Fund. Donations usually cover much of her costs, but they are down significantly.
"We usually raise $2,000 to $3,000 around Christmas, and last year we raised $700 to $800," St. John said.
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Congratulations to St. John for the fabulous work she is doing and the persistence in keeping at it. I also do TNR, including in upstate NY, and it works!!
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April 14, 2011
News Release
State Board Of Education Maps Next Steps In CAP4K Implementation; Remands Charter School Appeal; Adopts Parental Notification Rules
The Colorado State Board of Education continued its oversight and implementation of the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids with an update by Assistant Commissioner for Standards and Assessment Jo O'Brien on components of the landmark P-20 education bill.
CAP4K, as the plan is known informally, was initiated by Senate Bill 08-212 and was approved with the aim of creating an aligned, seamless preschool to postsecondary educational system in Colorado.
The legislation calls for the state board to adopt high school completion policies that will establish high school diploma endorsement criteria and detail statewide graduation guidelines.
Under CAP4K, the board is required:
- To adopt, by Dec. 15, 2011, a comprehensive set of guidelines for the establishment of high school graduation guidelines to be used by each school district board of education in developing local high school graduation guidelines.
- To jointly adopt with the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) on or before July 1, 2011, or as soon as fiscally practicable "high school diploma endorsement criteria indicating a student's level of postsecondary and workforce readiness."
Pointing out a seeming disconnect between the two guidelines and their deadlines, O'Brien sought and secured the board's approval of a November 2011 deadline for approving these criteria, stating that CCHE has indicated similar support for the deadline. Staff from both departments are working in tandem to ensure that both the high school diploma PWR endorsement criteria and college-entrance guidelines align.
The two boards are tentatively scheduled to meet on Sept. 15 and again on Oct. 6 in preparation for their joint adoption of the endorsement criteria.
The proposed changes to Colorado's high school completion policies will likely be implemented by local districts, O'Brien noted, in preparation for the 2012-13 school year.
O'Brien also provided an update on the ongoing development of formative assessments, emphasizing the need for a common and shared definition of "formative assessments" to avoid confusion in the field about their purpose and function. Even the label "formative assessments" might need re-thinking, she said, because many are not clear about its purpose in the assessment system.
Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement
The state board also received an update on a number of initiatives the department is implementing to help districts reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions and to engage students who have or are on the verge of dropping out.
Judith Martinez, director of CDE's Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement, highlighted a notable, five-year trend of Colorado's decreasing annual dropout rate. She also spoke to Colorado's new "on time" graduation rate, which follows a cohort of students beginning in their freshman year. "The percentage of students in that cohort that graduate four years later equates to the 'on time' graduation rate," she said. "But that doesn't mean that the rest have dropped out. We also identify those cohort students who are on track to graduate in five or even six years."
The Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement Office is comprised of six programs and three initiatives, all of which are designed to engage or re-engage students, keep them in school and, thereby, increase the number of students who graduate high school prepared to enter college or the workforce.
For more information on dropout prevention and student engagement efforts, visit the office's Web site at http://www.cde.state.co.us/dropoutprevention.
Induction Programs
At the request of Board Member Debora Scheffel, the approval of teacher induction programs received special attention this month.
"I want to underscore how important induction programs are to the development of an educator," she said. "They are a milestone in the map of the reform efforts underway in educator effectiveness."
By state law, the state board is charged with the responsibility of approving and reviewing induction programs.
"If an educator can continue to grow under an exemplary mentor during the induction program," Scheffel noted, "he or she is more likely to be successful in facilitating growth in student achievement."
She added that successful induction programs also will result in more educators maintaining their commitment to the teaching profession.
Scheffel noted that each of the programs include some excellent points of focus including the importance of student engagement in learning, mastery of knowledge domains crucial to student achievement, differentiation of instruction, research- and evidence-based practices, and instructional clarity. The board unanimously approved the following induction programs:
- The teacher induction program submitted by ACE Community Challenge School.
- The teacher induction program submitted by Aspen Academy.
- The teacher/special services provider induction program submitted by NHA-Foundations Academy.
- The teacher induction program submitted by Skyview Academy Charter School.
- The teacher induction program submitted by West End School District.
Colorado Teacher of the Year Recognized
The state board took a few minutes to recognize 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year Michelle Pearson, a seventh-grade teacher at Hulstrom Options K-8 School in Northglenn (Adams 12 Five Star School District).
Pearson is the Colorado nominee for National Teacher of the Year honors and serves as a teaching ambassador to communities and organizations around the state and nation.
During brief comments regarding Wednesday's board discussion involving educator effectiveness (http://bit.ly/eFLlzK), Pearson complimented the state board on its work, emphasizing that its decisions have impact for years to come.
"We are really proud of you and what you do representing all teachers in Colorado," said Chairman Schaffer. "In everything we do we are cognizant and fully aware that the real work of education takes place wherever you are."
Imagine Charter School Appeal Upheld
The state board voted unanimously to remand the appeal filed by Imagine Charter School against Falcon School District 49, finding in favor of the charter school. Board chairman Bob Schaffer and board member Elaine Gantz Berman agreed to work together on recommendations that will be issued in the state board's order to the district.
Support for Innovation
In a show of support for innovation in education, the state board unanimously approved two requests for waivers from certain statutes, one from Mesa County Valley School District 51 on behalf of Mesa Valley Vision Home and Community Program, and the other from Aurora Public Schools on behalf of the district's Option Program.
Parental Notification Rules
The Colorado State Board of Education approved rules that require school districts to notify parents within 24 hours (business days only) when district employees are arrested or charged with an offense identified in the rules. The rules were approved unanimously following discussion of a few amendments.
Board Chairman Bob Schaffer, who proposed the rules to set a statewide expectation for how districts handle such information, said parents should not be "in the dark" when employees are arrested. The waiting time between arrest and formal charges, he added, is sometimes "too long a lapse."
The Colorado Department of Education will send official notification of the rules to school districts prior their going into effect, anticipated for May 31, 2011.
For more information, contact the Colorado State Board of Education Relations Office at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In Other Action:
In other action, the Colorado State Board of Education:
- Took action on disciplinary proceedings concerning a license, charge number 2010EC20.
- Took action on disciplinary proceedings concerning a license, charge number 2011EC01.
- Took action on disciplinary proceedings concerning a license and a license application, charge number 2011EC02.
- Approved initial emergency authorizations (monthly total, 2).
- Approved the five-year reauthorization of the teacher preparation program at Fort Lewis College.
- Approved the annual acknowledgement of the school districts regarding Exclusive Chartering Authority for the 2011-2012 school year.
- Approved a waiver request from certain statutes by Colorado Springs School District 11 on behalf of GLOBE Charter School.
- Approved appointments of members to the Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee, the Facility Schools Board, the Alternative School Funding Models Advisory Council and the State Council for Parent Involvement in Education.
- Approved amendments to the rules for the Accountability of Alternative Campuses.


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The 2012 F10 M5 continues cold weather testing and evaluation in Northern Sweden. As with our last F10 M5 photos, this one also wears a set of snow wheels/tires for testing purposes and are not the wheels we've come to know as the production wheels (which can be seen here and here). The mirrors you see are the production intent versions.
We were told that the speedometer topped out at 320km/h (199mph)
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The F10 M5 has been spotted undergoing another season's worth of winter testing in northern Sweden. It's spotted here with snow wheels/tires for testing purposes and are not the wheels we've come to know as the production wheels. The last time we saw the F10 M5 during winter testing it was nearly completely camouflaged, but it's been over 9 months of slow strip tease by BMW since then. The mirrors are also from the regular F10 5-series. The significance of these photos is simply that the … CONTINUED
The first non-black FEP (final evaluation phase) F10 M5 prototype was spotted in September and we now bring more photos of an FEP stage M5. Its camouflage remains similar to recent F10 M5 test mules and the front and rear bumpers remain covered, but we have posted some recent revealing photos for reference. The mirrors and wheels are production intent.
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Evolution – Biology 4250
Dr. Adams
Review Sheet 4.1 – Test 4
Chapter 16: Mechanisms of Speciation – Divergence
Species Concepts: All agree on one point – a "real" species has evolutionary independence,
which, in turn, means a boundary for spread/sharing of alleles.
Morphospecies concept: main criterion (though clearly shared with the PSC) is morphological
similarity. This was the "original" species concept.
Again, as with the PSC, the problem of what constitutes significant enough difference still exists.
Application tends to be somewhat arbitrary, and what are called cryptic species may easily be
Biological Species concept: main criterion is INTRINSIC reproductive isolation.
This is a useful
criterion, as lack of interbreeding confirms the lack of gene flow.
The main problem(s) with applying this concept is (are) . . . ?
(asexuality, allopatry, extinct species, hybridization [in plants])
Phylogenetic Species concept: main criterion is monophyly; a shared
history and now evolutionary
independence from all other species.
The idea here is that populations are looked at and many characteristics are compared to
determine if two different populations are monophyletic, and more than that, monophyletic at a level
that indicates little if any differentiation between them. Comparisons of characteristics can, of course,
include molecular comparisons: DNA, protein structure, etc., If the two populations haven't diverged
"significantly", then they may be considered the same species.
The main problem(s) with applying this concept is (are) . . . ?
(requires phylogenies for close relatives, criterion standardization, or necessary non-
standardization [not all characteristics are of equal importance]; so application becomes the main
As indicated above, the application of molecular techniques has added both protein similarities
and DNA similarities to the list of characteristics that can be compared. Although you might think that
this should illuminate everything in terms of who is most closely related to whom, and who is
DISTINCT from whom, this has been far from reality, and the Molecular Species concept has not
gotten wide support (yet). [Boy, I've gotta' get me a tricorder . . .]
The different concepts have different efficacy among different groups of organisms. The
concepts may
be differently applied by different evolutionary workers. As we learn more, even our own opinions
about species evolves. The same organism may be considered independent by application of one species
concept and not by application of another. End result: there will never be a single classification that is
agreed upon by all. (Don't lose sight of the fact that the ORGANISMS don't care about what we call
them taxonomically, and that we are trying to apply static concepts [a snapshot in time] to dynamic
situations . . .).
Applying species concepts: Examples
Marine copepods
Leopard frogs
African elephants -- studies such as this one clearly influence conservation issues
Mechanisms of Isolation – stopping gene flow between pops.; the first step in speciation
Physical Isolation – the establishment of allopatry
Geographic (vicariance) events, Peripheral populations, Population establishment through
dispersal and colonization, dispersal on "islands" (island hopping with the founder events)
Examples: MANY.
Island Founder (radiation) events: Drosophiliids (Hawaii); Darwin's Finches (Galapagos).
Predictions: Closest relatives should be on closest islands, and younger species on younger
Vicariance events – may include mountain building, land bridge formation, canyon formation
(river cutting), habitat fragmentation (drying, lava flow, etc.).
Snapping Shrimp (Carribean & Pacific; Panama; see text); Tufted Squirrels (Kaibab and
Abert's; Grand Canyon)
Chromosome Change –
Examples: Polyploidy and hybridization (mostly in plants); autopolyploids/allopolyploids.
Estimates of polyploidy in plants vary, though conservatively 300,000+ species surveyed,
2-4% at least showed direct evidence of polyploidy; clearly, this is a tremendously
important speciation mechanism in the history of plants. Animal examples much less
frequent (though see the discussion of fish genus Barbus on pg. 616)
Smaller changes – chromosome fragmentation/fusion. Must be careful here, however, in
claiming causative (versus after the fact) effects in speciation. Dik-diks, horse/donkey,
various butterfly species, etc.
Mechanisms of Divergence: Already discussed in great detail earlier in the course.
Definitions: Allopatric, Parapatric, Sympatric speciation.
Genetic Drift – only important in small populations; importance has probably been overstated in past.
Many small populations of many organisms established by humans have failed to show any significant
Natural Selection – one example to recall: host plant differentiation; the Apple and Hawthorn maggot
fly (Rhagoletis) story. Apples introduced to U.S. from Europe approximately 300 years ago. The flies
on the two hosts are incipient if not full species at this point (even though a bit of gene sharing is still
going on). A Sympatric speciation event. For species which are host specific (herbivores on plants,
parasites on animals), a host shift could be an important part of the speciation event (see Table 16.1).
Another possible example of sympatric speciation involves temporal separation – the Callosamia
story (another Georgia example).
Sexual selection – back to the Hawaiian Drosophila; males fight in locations where there are leks,
and novel traits (broader head) that help you "win" should be selected for (Fig. 16.10)
Secondary Contact
Possible outcomes: populations fuse (no significant divergence); populations treat each other as
completely separate species (species level divergence); hybridization followed by fusion; hybridization
with reinforcement; or even hybridization with resultant new populations/species (again, most frequent in
Reinforcement – occurs in the hybrid zone; involves prezygotic (premating or postmating) or
postzygotic isolating mechanisms. Will give example of pre- and postzygotic isolating mechanisms in class
which you will be responsible for!
In the long run, which should be selected for, in all cases?
As might be expected: prezygotic isolation evolves much faster in sympatric species pairs than
allopatric species pairs in the Drosophila.
Hybridization – reinforcement should occur when hybrid offspring have reduced fitness. But what
should happen if hybrids survive and reproduce well?
Hybrid Zones
What determines how wide, how long-lasting, etc. hybrid zones are? Fitness of the parental and
hybrid individuals, which in turn also helps determines the eventual outcome (reinforcement with complete
divergence, fusion, etc.). See Table 16.3.
The Genetics of Speciation (Isolation and Differentiation)
Genetic models (and real organisms) have shown that large-scale changes are unnecessary for
divergence and speciation to occur.
Examples: Leopard Frogs, Three-spined Sticklebacks
Chapter 17: Origin of Life and Precambrian Evolution
The origins of life were somewhere between 3.7 – 4 bya.
No direct evidence for origin of life – no physical record exists; as such, the beginning of life on
Earth can only be studied using indirect evidence alone (where's a time machine when you
need one??)
So, important questions arise:
1. What was the first living thing?
2. Where did the first living thing come from?
3. What was the environment like when life first appeared on the planet?
4. What was the last common ancestor (cenancestor or LUCA) of all living things?
At Earth's formation (4.5 – 4.6 bya), conditions too hot for life. An
early impact with another large body
added to the Earth's size, but kept Earth uninhabitable. This early impact did form our moon, and, more
importantly, gave Earth its stable spin on its axis, which would later, of course, shape our day length and
the evolutionary effects of this on organisms. As smaller planetismals finished colliding to form earth, and
collisions with other "rocks" slowed, earth's crust cooled. Water vapor released from planet's interior
condensed during cooling with LOTS of rain to form oceans. The timing of these events is not completely
worked out, but most evidence gathered suggests the above did happen during the first few hmy.
Chemical Evolution
Discovery of "ribozymes" – Altman and Cech (won a Nobel Prize for this). The original ribozymes
discovered could break/reform nucleotide bonds. This discovery, indicated that RNA, which can
store information, could also do biological work – RNA, in essence, can possess both genotype AND
phenotype. It is possible, indeed likely, that RNA formation preceded formation of both proteins and DNA
in terms of its original formation (and with enough stability, since RNA can fold back on itself and give it a
characteristic shape and, of course, its functionality as a ribozyme; see Fig. 17.2).
We now consider the ability to evolve an important characteristic of life – the ability to record and
make alterations (function of the genotype) and a way of distinguishing valuable changes from detrimental
ones (function of the phenotype). In this respect, RNA can be considered to "have" this characteristic of
life -- the ability to EVOLVE.
Besides the existence of ribozymes (which can make more RNA), the ubiquitous ribosomes
(themselves made of RNA [and protein]) are an extremely highly conservative structure in cells. (What do
ribosomes do again, and how do they do it? . . . ) RNA is intimately involved in the most basic function of
protein synthesis. And, the main ENERGY currency of cells (that would be . . . .?) is based on an RNA
nucleotide, not to mention other important molecules (like NAD and FAD). So there is plenty of evidence
that RNA may be truly ancient. And, don't forget retroviruses, that inject RNA, complete with a transcript
to make reverse transcriptase in the host.
Experimental evolution of RNA predated discovery of ribozymes by about 15 years – a bacteriophage
(virus) had its RNA replicated in a test tube by replicase enzymes from the virus. Seeding fresh test tubes
with replicated RNA and continuing to treat with replicase resulted in independently different RNA strands
(due to miscopy by replicase), and with differing abilities to infect bacteria. The most abundant versions of
RNA ended up being those that were most quickly replicated by the enzyme – natural selection of
molecules. With the discovery of ribozymes, it was further demonstrated that RNA molecules can have a
particular "fitness" (how well they catalyze and in turn "make" more), and that the fitness is a phenotypically
expressed function – one ribozyme with poor DNA manipulative (cleavage and attachment) capability,
when amplified with enzymes (which in turn allowed for mutations) resulted in a version with mutation at
four loci that "manipulated" DNA >100 times faster. Indeed, ribozymes with improved or entirely new
functions have evolved many times in test tube environs. When we go back to the "four assumptions" of
Natural Selection, the first two are about the genotype, the fourth about the phenotype, and the third
(overproduction of offspring) is about being replicative. So, RNA can fit 1,2 and 4; what about 3?
Self-Replication – can RNA do this?
One problem with an "RNA First" world – in the above experiments, protein enzymes were use for
the replication of RNA strands. Ooops. So far experiments have failed to produce a truly self-replicating
RNA, though short sequences within RNA molecules appear selectively advantageous in certain experiments.
IF we can discover/select for an RNA that is truly self-replicating, then we could move on to the OTHER
remaining important questions about origin of CELLS:
1. Can a self-replicating RNA evolve a sister (more stable) DNA molecule with replicative and
transcriptive capabilities.
2. Could the DNA and RNA in turn work together to form proteins (what about them ribosomes?)?
3. Could this machinery, in turn "make" or "take over" cellular structures and cells?
Still a LOT of unanswered questions of HOW to get from one step to the next. That doesn't mean
it couldn't have happened (though it can't happen again in nature on the current Earth – Why?)


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Several committees have been formed to managethe planning and fundraising efforts for the redevelopment of the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area. To date these include:
1) The Camden Parks and Recreation Committee oversees all aspects of the Parks and Recreation Department including operation of the Camden Snow Bowl. They delegated oversight of the redevelopment project to #2 below.
2) The Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Redevelopment Committee oversees the entire project.
3) The Building Committee oversees planning and design for the lodge, roadway and parking area.
4) The Land Use Committee oversees planning for everything at the site except the lodge, roadway and parking area.
5) The Capital Campaign Committee is a subcommittee of the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation that is responsible for the private fundraising for the redevelopment project. Underneath the CCC are committees focused on: Leadership Gifts, Major Donors, Business Gifts, Community Gifts, Grants, Fundraising Events, Communications and PR.
For more information on the membership of these committees contact the Parks and Recreation office 236-3438.


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The Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets - Connecticut
The Academy of American Poets: Streaming Audio and Streaming Video
American Verse Project (University of Michigan)
Atlantic Monthly: An Audible Anthology (streaming audio)
Australian Poetry Library
Poetry Archive
Canadian Poetry Online
Connecticut Muse
Connecticut Poet Laureate
Connecticut Poetry Map (learn about poets and poetry events in CT)
Connecticut Poetry Society
Connecticut Review (Connecticut State Universities)
Contemporary American Poetry Archive (Connecticut College)
Emily Dickinson Electronic Archives
T. S. Eliot
Favorite Poem Project: Americans Saying Poems They Love (streaming video)
Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers
G.P.S. (Global Poetry System) (Find It, Map It, Share It.)
Harvard's The Listening Booth at Woodberry Poetry Room - poets read from their own works (streaming audio) (some access restrictions)
Hillstead Museum's Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Page
The Internet Poetry Archive (University of North Carolina Press and the
North Carolina Arts Council)
& Contemporary American Poetry (English 88, University of Pennsylvania)
National Poetry Map (learn about poets and poetry events in any state)
National Poetry Month (Gale
Biography In Context)
Edgar Allan Poe - Complete Collection of Poems
Poem Flow
Poet Laureate of the United States
Poet's Corner (Gale)
The Poetry Archive (poets reading their work)
Poetry Daily and
Archive (streaming audio and audio podcast)
Poetry Foundation (streaming audio and audio podcast)
Poetry Magazine (streaming audio and audio podcast)
Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Poet Laureate, Library of Congress)
The EServer Poetry Collection Canonical Verse (U of Washington)
Poets (Yahoo Directory)
Representative Poetry On-Line (U of Toronto)
Resources for National Poetry Month
Sonnet Central – Listening Room (streaming audio and video)
Teaching resources and ideas to help you read, write, and share poems (Scholastic)
Twentieth-century Poetry in English (Eiichi Hishikawa)
University of Arizona Poetry Center's Audio Video Library
The Walt Whitman Archive
The Web Concordances (Rob Watt)
The Writer's Almanac (streaming audio)


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Wes Atwood: Overenthusiastic employees can do more harm than good
CORPUS CHRISTI - Q: We have an employee who does a good job, except he exceeds the scope of his responsibilities. For example, if we tell him to proofread a company brochure, he not only proofs it but approves it for publication. Usually things turn out OK because he is competent, but there have been minor problems. It also causes problems with managing projects because we don't know where something is when he's not around.


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Save the date: Reunion Weekend June 3-5, 2016
Throughout the year, the Career Center offers a number of events designed to support students and alumni in all aspects of their career development. In addition to Job Fairs, the list below highlights some of the programs delivered by the Career Center.
Professional Skill-Building Seminars
Skill-building workshops offered throughout the year are designed to provide assistance with writing professional resumes, preparing job search correspondence, effective job search skills, successful interviewing, utilizing social media effectively in the job search, and applying to graduate school.
Senior Professional Development Series
A special series of seminars is offered for seniors each fall. Programs prepare seniors to target their resumes and cover letters to specific industries, navigate job offers, apply to graduate and professional schools, conduct effective job searches and interviews, and explore post-graduation options, including working abroad.
Mingle and Dress for Success
This event is offered each fall and gives students the opportunity to meet successful Endicott alumni while honing their networking skills and building a professional image. Co-sponsored by the Career Center and the Alumni Relations Office, the evening features a networking reception, dinner and discussion of professional etiquette, and a guest speaker.
Alumni Mock Interviews
Endicott Alumni conduct practice interviews with students and provide feedback in order to help students excel in their internship and job interviews. Offered each spring, this event also includes a networking reception.
Information on all of these events can be found on our ECLaunch site as well as on the campus Events Calendar.


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Delaware Judge Visits School of LawSeptember 29, 2006
The Honorable William L. Witham Jr., Kent County Resident Judge for the state of Delaware, was recently a guest lecturer at Liberty University School of Law. This event, hosted by the Center for Career & Professional Development, provided an opportunity for students to learn about pre-trial and trial attorney conduct. Students from the Liberty University Helms School of Government attended the lecture along with the School of Law students.
Teresa Gordon, a third-year law student commented, "Judge Witham's comments were highly practical. He took the problems he has seen in his courtroom and distilled them into several pithy and practical 'do's and dont's' that will help me and others in my class who want to be litigators to be more effective in our careers."
Mark Pemberton, a third-year law student agreed with Ms. Gordon. "Judge Witham shared valuable insights on professionalism and effective advocacy from the perspective of the bench."
Prior to joining the Superior Court, Judge Witham was a partner with Pricket, Jones, Elliott & Kristol in Dover, Delaware. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland in 1973 and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware in 1970. He has served as president of the Kent County Bar Association and as the vice president of the Delaware State Bar Association. He is also a retired Delaware Army National Guard Colonel.
Liberty University School of Law was founded by Chancellor Dr. Jerry Falwell. It offers a three-year juris doctorate program and is committed to academic and professional excellence in the context of the Christian intellectual tradition. For more information about Liberty University School of Law or about upcoming guest speakers, please write firstname.lastname@example.com or call 434-592-5300.


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Google Nexus 7 Tablet set for Feb launch
, the company which markets Asus products in Nepal. Google Nexus 7 is manufactured by Asus, one of the prominent names in the gadget market based in Taiwan.
The device was slated to make its debut in the Nepali market in August 2012. However, a significant increment in demand in the European and American markets, according to Nagmani International, delayed its Nepal debut. "We are now planning to unveil the tablet at CAN InfoTech," said Amit Sharaf, director of Nagmani International. "Ever since news about the release of the Nexus 7 reached the market, we have been receiving frequent queries. This device has the potentiality to spin the domestic tablet market," he said.
Arrival of the Nexus 7 will heat up the fierce competition in the domestic tablet market. It is estimated that monthly demand in the country stands at 300 units. According to Sharaf, the company is expecting sales of at least 3,000 units in the first year.
Google's Nexus 7 is equipped with Android Jelly Bean Operating System (OS) making it more efficient than its competitors in the market. It is the first tablet to feature this OS. Moreover, the device features Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset, Quad-Core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A CPU and ULP GeForce GPU.
The only drawback
this tablet seems to have is unavailability of GSM voice communication, SMS and MMS facility.
The tablet is 10.9 mm
thick and weighs 336 gm. Its slim
body enables users to hold it in the hand like a smartphone. As for the camera, Google has powered this device with a 1.2 mega pixel camera along with video calling features.
The Google Tablet has a 7-inch screen with LED backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen and multi-touch functionality. For the protection of the screen display, Google has equipped it with corning gorilla glass. The device has accelerometer, gyro, proximity and compass sensors.
Even though the device is available with an internal memory storage capacity of 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB,
the one to be launched here will have
a storage capacity of up to 16 GB. Another shortcoming of this tablet
is that it doesn't possess a card slot
to access external memory using an SD card.
Other general features of the tablet are Google wallet, SNS integration, MP4, WMV, DIVX, XVID, H.263, MP3, WAV, EAAC and WMA player, organiser, image and video editor, document viewer, Google search, maps and Gmail. Features like YouTube,
calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration and voice memo are also available in this device. For connectivity, options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a near-field communications (NFC) chip are available.
According to Nagmani International, it is planning to price the Nexus 7 with 16 GB storage
at around Rs 30,000. "There are
either cheap tablets having bogus hardware and software configuration or expensive branded devices in the domestic market.
We are pricing this device
competitively to make sure that
it caters to the demand of people
from all economic backgrounds," Sharaf said.
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Teach Me to LoveGreetings Bookies, It's time for another review. This time it's a lovely picture book for ages preschool to first grade. The book is Teach Me to Love by Denise Brennan-Nelson. I got ooooh-ahhhhh feelings when I read...
Dot to DotA grandma and granddaughter with the same name and birthday and living on opposite sides of the world want to celebrate their big day together.
You Were the FirstTwo doting parents mark their first baby's milestones.
Lullaby (For a Black Mother)An African American mother composes an original lullaby for her baby.
The Granddaughter NecklaceA quiet and thoughtful book that is all about belonging, family, and the irrepressible strength of women.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little ToesOne of the sweetest books you'll ever read.
Ten Tiny ToesA book about toes, and the people who love them.
Love Twelve Miles LongYoung Frederick Douglass copes with loneliness and separation whilewaiting for his mother to walk twelve miles to see him.
The Story BlanketChildren learn about a very giving, grandmother-ly woman.
Stay Close to MamaA baby giraffe learns why it's important to stay close to Mama.
One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers & SistersSchaefer uses short, simple prose to deftly capture the thoughts, feelings and hyperactive joys of Spencer and all the other pre-kindergarteners out there who are sure to identify with him.
All Kinds of KissesA lovely (and gooey) book about warmth, cuddling, and the many ways different creatures show their love for each other.
Birdie's Big-Girl DressI think we all agree that a big girl needs the right dress when there's a party on the agenda.
A Tale of Two MommiesIn A Tale of Two Mommies, a boy tells his friends all about his two mommies, and what each of adds to his life.
Whooo Loves You?Not many writers can capture so much love with so few words!
Please, Baby, PleaseA rambunctious baby girl keeps her parents on their toes.
Little Rabbit RunawayLittle Rabbit's being very naughty, and naughty rabbits get into lots of trouble.
Little Rabbit's New BabyThere's always something wonderful happening at Little Rabbit's house.
Porcupette Finds a FamilyTackles the tragedy of losing a parent and going straightway into a foster home.
Sweet Dreams LullabySweet Dreams Lullaby is a warm and fuzzy bedtime book that's just full of dreamy bunny fur.
Lillian's Right to Vote
A lovely resurrection of a not-so-lovely past. Thank you, Mr. Winter!
The Flying Hand of Marco B.
A boy sticks his hand out of the car window and imagines the time of his life!
How Things Work: Facts and Fun
A non-stop activity book to answer all your "how's" and "why's."
Sleepy Snoozy Cozy Coozy
Learn how and where animals sleep and enjoy a rhyme in the process!
The Legend of the Beaver's Tail
A narcissistic beaver gets his comeuppance...or is that "come-downance?"
Genius! The Most Astonishing Inventions of All Time
Genius and history all rolled into one!
Buster the Little Garbage Truck
A little garbage truck is afraid of the LOUD horns all around him.
The Self Publisher's Ultimate Resource Guide
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those of other American growers who opposed trade liberalization with Mexico. But once NAFTA was approved, each crop was on its own. Significantly, in their last-ditch effort to prevent the opening of the American markets, the California avocado growers received only token backing from other growers, each of whom was now focused on protecting their own markets.
The liberalization of the American avocado market represents an almost textbook case of the benefits of trade liberalization. For what NAFTA did was to subject American "scientific" restrictions on avocado imports to international scrutiny. And it turns out that they were unable to survive such scrutiny. In effect, NAFTA made possible the triumph of science over economics. Without NAFTA, or more specifically, the access that NAFTA accorded the scientific claims of those who favored trade liberalization, the various scientific protocols and procedures that had been devised to permit the importation of Mexican avocados in ways that did not endanger American growers would have remained stillborn. From this perspective, this case illustrates trade liberalization at its best: It changed a regulation whose only purpose was to protect the economic interests of American producers, and, as a result of this change, American consumers are better off.
At the same time, it is important to keep the significance of this case study in perspective. This dispute over SPS standards was primarily an economic one: It pitted the interests of American avocado growers against Mexican growers. There was no question of consumer safety; what was in dispute was the "safety" of domestic growers. American producers and consumers had opposite interests. Because the former could not claim that the latter's health and safety would be endangered if the importation of Mexican avocados was permitted, American consumer groups could not be mobilized to back the avocado ban. This stands in sharp contrast to, for example, the beef hormone dispute between the United States and the European Union, which does raise politically salient consumer health issues. Accordingly, European consumers and consumer groups have become important allies of protectionist producers. This makes the resolution of this dispute through appeals to "science" much more difficult.
Vogel, D. 1995. Trading Up: Consumer and Environmental Regulations in a Global Economy. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.


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Foot of snow? Colorado Rapids just cannot catch a break
Mar 7, 2013, 10:14 AM EDT
What, did they build DSG Park on ancient burial grounds or something? Because the Colorado Rapids cannot catch a break right now.
Oscar Pareja's team left a pretty fair account on the field last week, as his reconstructed roster – a little more technical know-how, a little less ball-winning force, all the better for the way this regime wants to play – pressed Dallas in a 1-0 loss in Texas.
That was especially encouraging considering two of the Rapids most important attackers, Martin Rivero and Jaime Castrillon, are injured and nowhere close to getting back on the field.
But the Rapids are now back in friendlier Colorado for their own home opener, about to face a young Philadelphia team … and now this!
A late-winter storm is bearing down on the Rockies, and things could get seriously ugly. The word "Blizzard" is being thrown around – and those are hardly the best conditions for the shorter-passing game Colorado would prefer to play.
Pareja, for his part, does seem unfazed:
We're in Colorado. That's the nature of our weather, and we deal with it."
Selfishly, I have to say, the thought of breaking out the orange soccer balls always adds a little pep in my soccer step. Of course, I'm not one of the poor souls with tickets, about to go sit out in the white, fluffy stuff.
They are talking about a foot of snow, by the way. A foot!
- wfjackson3 - Mar 7, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Remember that foolish argument that everyone likes to throw around about restructuring the MLS schedule? If we had been playing 2 weeks ago, SKC would have been in 18″ of snow. I think this season started about two weeks too early to avoid this kind of event.
- Steve Davis - Mar 7, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Thank you. I like to make this argument during EVERY winter snowstorm. But I know people get tired of ME banging that drum; so I appreciate you doing it for me.
- wfjackson3 - Mar 7, 2013 at 10:01 PM
No problem. After 10 days or whatever it has been, we are just starting to see the ground again. This happens around this time of the year at least 1 time every 3 or 4 years.
- sluggo271 - Mar 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Oh come on!!!! People watch NFL games in snow for four hours all the time! A two hour soccer game is no big deal.
Oh no…it's raining better call the game….man up!!
- charliej11 - Mar 7, 2013 at 2:47 PM
What are you talking about, I do man up for a football game….
We are talking soccer and it is better in the summer.
- tylerbetts - Mar 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Keep in mind, this could be the conditions for the Costa Rica game.
- charliej11 - Mar 7, 2013 at 2:48 PM
The only people that want MLS to switch to the winter don't attend MLS games.
By definition they aren't very smart.
Nothing better than a tailgating, in shorts, before a Sounder's victory.
- ktasay - Mar 7, 2013 at 6:12 PM
MLS needs to schedule the early season games for the snow-likely teams (RSL, CR, etc…) in warmer areas (Houston, Dallas, California…). Then reverse it for mid-summer games.
Downside is it would mean some long stretches of away games for some teams. Using RSL as an example this year – 4 of first 5 games are away, and the only home game is against the Rapids during rivalry week.
- ramblingalb - Mar 7, 2013 at 8:51 PM
Brilliant, nothing warm weather teams want more is a month long homestand in March, while cold weather teams get 2/3rd's of their summer games at home.
It's a business. Teams are going to get 50/50 games at home and away in all times of year. It's not fair otherwise.
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Melvin F. Schuman, 99, of South Milford, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. Mr. Schuman was born in Larwill Sept. 30, 1914, to Henry and Flossie (Harris) Schuman.
In 1944, he moved to LaGrange County from Columbia City, and Noble County.
Mr. Schuman retired from Monsanto in Ligonier, and had been a farmer and an avid gardener and crafter. He was a former member of LaGrange County Farm Bureau.
On March 15, 1934, in Plymouth, he married Lucy I. Spear. Mrs. Schuman preceded him in death on July 18, 2005.
Surviving relatives include two daughters, Lois Daugherty of Huntington and Janice Schuman of South Milford; a son, Kay Leon Schuman of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, Hal Schuman of Avilla.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Errol Schuman.
According to his wishes, cremation has taken place. A graveside service will be held Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Kendallville. The Rev. Ken Weaver will officiate the service.
Memorials may be given to either the Parkview Home Health and Hospice or South Milford United Methodist Church.
Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family at www.fruripmayfuneralhome.com [1].
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Cee Lo Green's Furry Sidekick Gets Replaced on 'The Voice'
by Tracy Phillips | June 22, 2012 at 10:12 AM | The Voice
Eccentric singer Cee Lo Green will have a new furry sidekick by his side, or on his shoulder rather, when "The Voice" returns in the fall.
The "Voice" mentor was seen last season stroking a fluffy white Persian cat on his lap, and Purrfect became something of a breakout star, even getting her own Twitter handle.
But now it seems Purrfect is out and a new lady is in.
In the new clip above, Cee Lo introduces his new furry friend: a pink cockatoo named Miss Ladybird. Watch the Clip Above to Find Out What Happened Purrfect!
"I found lady when I was vacationing on Fantasy Island," Green says. "And I just feel in love. Ain't that, right, Ladykilla?"
Ladybird will make her debut on the third season of "The Voice," which began shooting blind auditions this week.
And yes, Lady also has her own Twitter account: You can follow her at @CeeLosLady.


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Anand Gandhi's "Ship of Theseus" and Musa Syeed's "Valley of Saints" have been selected for the international first feature film competition of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival 2012.
Thirteen debut feature films from all over the world will compete for the USD 200,000 cash awards of 14th Mumbai Film Festival.
Gandhi's "Ship of Theseus" recently had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in the City to City program dedicated to Mumbai. The film has also been selected for the BFI London Film Festival and Tokyo Film Festival.
Musa Syeed's "Valley of Saints" won the world cinema audience award at the Sundance film festival in January this year. Earlier it had won Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Production Award for his screenplay from the Sundance Institute. (here is a review and an interview with the director). The film has travelled to various film festivals such as Seattle, San Francisco and Durban to name a few.
Gandhi and Syeed rub their shoulders with the likes of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" – that won four awards at the Cannes film festival this year including Camera d'Or for Best first feature film and FIPRESCI prize in the Un Certain Regard section – and "Aquí y allá" (Here and There), that won the grand prize of the Cannes Critics Week.
American director Andy Tennant (Fools Rush In, Ever After , Anna and the King, Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch, Fool's Gold and The Bounty Hunter) heads the international jury. Other members of the jury include Indian actor Rahul Bose, Korean Director Im Sang-soo, Editor Pascale Chavance and Brazilian Director Sergio Machado.