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Get REAL(2008-2009)
Rural Engagement and Action Leadership Project
Project of the
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
with support from the
Center for Engagement and Community Development
Kansas State University
The REAL Project was an innovative approach linking university expertise and outreach, leadership development, and action implementation on vital issues identified by participants. The goals of the project were as follows:
1. Involve rural citizens in a leadership capacity-building process,
2. Engage university expertise in solving rural problems and addressing rural issues, and
3. Implement specific action on a key local issue or topic.
Rural citizens across Kansas were invited to participate in the REAL Project, which included 9 citizens. There were three stages to the project:
1. All participants attended an overview session at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene. The Kansas State faculty team facilitated a process of leadership development and issue identification. Participants took part in an immersion leadership experience put on by the Eisenhower Museum. Following the leadership education process, participants would be asked to identify a local/Kansas issue on which they seek to focus.
2. each participant engaged in a research, goal setting, and action planning process relating to the issue of their choice. The Kansas State faculty team would be responsible for identifying university faculty/research/specialist expertise which can help with each individual project. With assistance from the university resources, participants identified action items and proceeded with an implementation plan. Minigrants of $500 were made available by the project to participants for seed money to assist in implementation.
3. One and a half years from the original meeting, the participants re-convened on the K-State campus to provide an update on their individual projects, identify what further resources are needed, and evaluate the process.
This process builds on the classic land-grant university concept of taking the university to the people, and also invokes newer theoretical frameworks such as the community capitals model. This framework identifies the assets in each capital, the types of capital invested, the interaction among the capitals, and the resulting impacts across capitals. It recognizes the multidimensionality of community interactions, which affect natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial, and built elements. Thus, a holistic approach to community development is needed as well as the importance of open public involvement, and these will be emphasized throughout the training and implementation process.
Collaborative Partners/Interdisciplinary Team:
Jack Lindquist, Kansas Ag and Rural Leadership Program
Dr. Tom Roberts, Assistant Dean, Recruitment and Leadership Development, College of Engineering
Dr. Donita Whitney-Bammerlin, College of Business
David Coltrain, K-State Research and Extension, Walnut Creek District
Racquel Thiesen, Kansas Leadership Forum
PI - Ron Wilson, Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
"Discover Phillips County-A New Community Development Model"
with support from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation
E. Engage people county-wide. These plans need to cover all the county and be inclusive,
reaching out to more than the county seat or the towns on a major highway. All Phillips
Countians should have an opportunity to participate.
F. Think strategically. The county's direction should be strategic, helping the county position
itself to achieve its shared goals for its future. We choose the year 2030 as a 25 year planning
horizon with interim benchmarks to encourage the citizens to think about long-term needs and
G. Take Action and follow-up. It is not intended that this would be one-shot meeting or a
document that sits on a shelf. We propose the development of a community-based plan which
would include action steps, responsibility, and accountability, and an ongoing process of
With support from the Hansen Foundation, the facilitation team implemented a process to
engage Phillips County and Kansas State University in the development of an innovative
community development model. The team will pursued a two-track process: (1) Community
Engagement, with an ongoing, inclusive process which lead to a community-based plan for
the future; and (2) Outreach to Entrepreneurs, beginning with a workshop on business
opportunity scoping, formatting case studies about entrepreneurs for their use, and leading to
one-on-one technical assistance for existing and prospective businesses.
This approach was county-wide. It built on the county's many strengths, utilize the
comprehensive community capitals model to cover all dimensions of the community, and used an
Appreciative Inquiry/asset-mapping process to deal with issues constructively. The result should
be more engaged and empowered citizens, a unified county-wide community, a stronger
economy, and a community-based plan for successful and sustainable development with action steps for the future.
Community Leadership -- The Institute has set a goal of 500 in 5, meaning that we intend for 500 Kansans to experience new leadership development opportunities within 5 years, due to our work. The Huck Boyd Foundation provides mini-grants to counties for the development and implementation of new educational, adult leadership programs. The Institute is partnering with K-State Research and Extension in the development of a new leadership curriculum called LEADS - Leadership Excellence And Dynamic Solutions. The Institute also helps support the Kansas Leadership Forum, which is a state-wide association of leadership development professionals and volunteers.
International trade -- The Institute's work on north-south trade corridors has stimulated multi-state efforts to encourage international educational partnerships and exports of high plains products. The Institute:
achieved support for the concept from state councils in each of the High Plains states
conducted the national satellite teleconference from Dole Hall on "The High Plains Region in a Global Economy"
supported the creation of the North American Agribusiness Consortium, a joint venture of six universities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with Kansas in the lead
joined in a partnership with the Rural Development Institute of Brandon University in Manitoba
produced the High Plains Region International Trade Inventory
Rural cooperation -- The Institute's report "County Cooperation" described voluntary, multi-community cooperative efforts in 16 rural Kansas locations, which participants estimated saved nearly $5 million. The Institute's work led to creation of:
- the 46-county Western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance, and
- the six-county North East Kansas Coalition for Regional Economic Development
Innovation -- The Institute initiated and sponsored the first-ever Kansas Rural Issues Poll. The Institute recommended creation of the Kansas Rural Development Council, which has saved Kansas taxpayers almost half a million dollars through its coordination of activities. The Institute was a leading force in Kansas being one of eight pilot states selected under President Bush's national rural development initiative.
National recognition to Kansas -- The Institute's work has been written about by national organizations such as the National Association of Towns and Townships and American Farm Bureau Federation, and articles by the Institute have appeared in national publications with circulation in all 50 states.
How is this possible? The Institute is a unique public-private partnership, led by a Board of Directors which brings together knowledge and expertise of leaders of the state, higher education, and the private sector.


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Thank you, oh wise person. I'm 100 percent certain now, thanks to your elucidation, that Mayor Morse had nothing to do whatsoever with Moran's departure.
I think we can all safely sleep better now, knowing that Moran was acting completely and freely of his own accord without any interference from City Hall.
So our wonderfully useless mayor created an arts director position for another of his bobble-headed yes -sir friends, and here is a legitimate form of art about which he makes such an incredible fuss? And he's going to boot the Fire Chief for it? Art comes in many forms, and it would seem that ANYTHING to raise the arts profile of the city would be good for the city, right? How dare people get upset because this isn't their definition of crappy crafts fair art. Correct me if I'm wrong, but for years, YEARS, firemen across the country have been making calendars featuring themselves in Chippendale-style photos. And this is different from that, how?
Or is this liberal-fascism that he is teetering dangerously close to only concerned in what he and his friends think is art? Seems to be that there were other politicians in years past who thought they could decide what is art and what is not. Jesse Helms, for one. I won't even mention any of those "politicians" who were ousted during and shortly after WWII.
Again, Mayor Morse, your blatant hypocrisy means you fail. Good luck in your private sector career after you're voted out next year.
Let's see how fast an under-qualified campaign supporter or "crush" member gets this job....
will there be a change to the free content nature of this site?
and why exactly should anyone listen to Michael Kane at this point?
so you knew Vega would crush you in the polls, and now you're going to be a jerk about it and ask people to vote for anyone but him? what a sore loser.
and you won't urge people to refrain from voting for you? wassamatter Mikey? need a little boost for your ego?
good riddance to you.
what does that prove? that it took him 7 years to graduate high school, and that he went to one year of college? and that he tripped and fell into a business that his father built? so basically, James Sutter is responsible for not a single independent thing on his own.
oh boy! look out world, we've got a real civic champion on our hands here.
smart and articulate-- shot down by his "gee whiz" comments about his new post, as well as I don't think he ever made it beyond a high school diploma. rational? seems he's a bit of a hothead, from what I've known over the years.
Sutter: "The G and E is probably the coolest thing about Holyoke...." hold onto your hats, folks. we've got a new orator on par with Daniel Webster.
with regards to the mentions of Sutter as a successful businessperson-- yes, he was given this business from his father, couldn't make it work in Northampton, and so they are now making charm bracelets in Holyoke. a step up from a jewelry store on Main Street in Northampton?
and I challenge our mayor, with all of his hullabaloo about transparency, to tell us what exactly were the criteria to select this man for the post? his brilliant track record as an environmentalist? his stellar academic career in public utilities? his comprehensive knowledge of urban boards (all fictitious, for those who can't distinguish irony). or is it really just because he's a pal who will do what you tell him. does he even have a college education?
please, oh mayor, show us transparency in this instance. not just when it suits you. your pick and choose political transparency is more and more like frosted glass every day.
and a person who makes charm bracelets is qualified for this board post how, exactly?
more brilliance from our boy wonder mayor. cut money to the school system. everyone knows that schoolteachers are just making SO much money (sarcasm, for anyone who might not recognize).
how about cutting the busing of welfare kids back to their respective towns outside of Holyoke? seems like there are MANY thousands of dollars spent for our gracious guests on public assistance here in the city.
As long as this city continues to make itself a beacon for people on public assistance, this problem will not go away.
what this mayor proposes, and clearly seeks to staff with another of his friends, is a job that already exists. it's called the Chamber of Commerce.
I urge the City Council to rein the mayor's proposal in. use the resources you already have. the City does NOT need another municipal position.
I daresay your comments directed at me personally would be landing upon a target if, in fact, there were actually resolved circumstances that are materializing in this city. Politics and politicians in Holyoke rarely, if ever, make any change whatsoever; money from the private sector does. The initiatives that are making waves in town now did not in any way, shape, or form, originate in any mayor's office. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either a fool or blinded by the local stardust.
By all means single out my comments as exemplary, though. A raw nerve must be a sore spot, after all.
Board has a position for which she is, or was paid. Correct? That was one of the kid's first big ballyhoo'd announcements.
Isn't there already some sort of overpaid arts liaison/ municipal position in Holyoke? a shoemaker named Daphne Board.
Why on earth create another pork barrel job? Does Alex have another friend/ spouse of friend who is ill-qualified to get a job in the real world, so boy wonder needs to create one for them?
For the people who wonder why police or newscasters families or personal stories aren't in the media, the answer is simple: They did not volunteer their families or personal stories for the media to examine. Alex Morse did.
To say that the media can only look at his family when it has a story that he WANTS to tell is naive. Alex put his family into the media, and guess what, that's where it is, right here in this story. Is this an invasion of his privacy? Certainly would be if from the very start he told local (and national media I must add) that his family was off limits. He did not. Further, Alex was the first person to flaunt his family on his campaign website, in his press junkets, and just about anywhere else where people paid attention to him.
Alex Morse had no problem using his family in the media during his campaign. Pictures of his parents, niece, and nephew were constantly used by him to tout his family connection. Well, here's the other side of that coin.
Either you want your family in the media, or you don't. Alex Morse made the choice to use his family for what he saw were the purposes of good. He put them into the media, and now, the media continues to put his family into the spotlight.
You can't have it both ways, Alex. Is he responsible for his brother's actions? of course not. However, you can't cry foul when others use the playbook you, yourself, created.
Absolutely agreed, 100 percent. The entirety of Northampton Street, a state highway mind you, looked like Shantytown.
If you want a good seat for the parade, get someone in your family to go early that day and set up chairs. If this weather hadn't been as good, and wind or rain blew them into the street, you can bet your last dollar that there would be far more a hue and cry about this trashy situation. If you're a Holyoke resident, you've already got a head start from any of the visitors coming into town.
This whole chair and police tape nonsense has got to go.
Why are we concerned with what our boy wonder mayor is doing in City Hall? How about if we're watching our city being run and staffed by a cadre of the self-absorbed who don't seem to put the walk to all of their talk?
No great loss there. An incredibly arrogant person, who did very little for the city, I'm sorry to say.
One wonders, however, is this the first of the defections into the private sector? Political job-holders here in Holyoke (take your pick how high up the ladder you wish to go...) who used city politics to make a big splash in the media, and then leverage that publicity so that they can go make pots of money in private businesses? hmmmmm.

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Posted at: 02/15/2013 9:08 PM
Updated at: 02/15/2013 9:33 PM
By: Joy Lim Nakrin
Mortenson Construction employees say the main challenge with building the new Viking stadium will be squeezing the structure into the busy downtown area.
But they've dealt with similar challenges in the past successfully.
They took us on an aerial tour of their most recent, biggest, most expensive sports facility projects in the Twin Cities: Target Field and TCF Bank Stadium. They compared and contrasted their past work to the project ahead.
Watch an extended clip of the aerial tour here.


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Why did you apply for the Johnson Opportunity Grant?
I wanted to travel in order to gain hands on experience in the medical field, while immersing myself in the rich Chilean culture and Spanish language.
How does your work under the grant apply to your studies at W&L?
I am studying biology at W&L and plan to attend medical school after graduation. My experience in Chile allowed me to work alongside doctors and nurses in a medical clinic while learning all about a foreign medical system much different from our own.
What has been the most unexpected aspect of your grant experience so far?
I approached my trip to Chile with the intent of "making a difference" and "having an impact" on the medical clinic and community. Little did I know, I experienced the most change myself during my time at Consultorio Barón.
Post-Graduation Plans: Medical SchoolFavorite W&L Memory: Fall Term Midnight Breakfast
Favorite Class: Chem 111 with Dr. Tuchler - keyboard cat!
Favorite W&L Event: Parents' Weekend
Favorite Lexington Landmark: Blue Sky Bakery
I walk around the block to the central plaza where I catch a micro, one of the most convenient forms of transportation between the "cerros" (hills) that make up Valparaíso. I depart the micro at the base of Cerro Barón, but always pause to appreciate the breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean, a mere fifty yards away. After I conquer the daunting climb to the top of Cerro Barón, I settle my belongings in my locker and change into my lab coat in the clinic. I then begin my day walking throughout Cerro Barón with Christian, a paramedic who works solely with bedridden patients. During these trips, I visit patients in their homes, including victims of terminal cancer, post-surgical recoveries, and even patients suffering from alcoholism. The majority of these visits are in extremely impoverished areas, which are very humbling experiences, but also rewarding when I can converse with and help console the distressed patient.
The Chilean healthcare system differs greatly from that of the United States, but that is a whole different discussion. I worked in a public clinic, which is financially supported by the government, to provide the lower class free of charge with preventative medicine and educational outreach. Consultorio Barón, one of the oldest and largest public clinics in Valparaíso, consists of numerous departments including maternal medicine, psychiatry, dental, social services, kinesiology, adult chronic illnesses, vaccination and wound care. I was welcome to work in any of these fields, and rotated through each department during my first week before choosing where I would like to go each day during my remaining time.
My favorite department is wound care, where I can clean and bandage ulcers, abscesses, stitches and other external injuries. The patients are always receptive to my presence, especially when they find out that I'm from the United States--boy, do they like to talk a lot, and very, very fast. This acceptance by the patients reflects the general attitude of the Chilean people who, according to my supervisor, Katy, "live through their hearts." This was apparent in my interactions with patients, my relationship with my host family and the dynamic of the clinic.
Lunch is the main meal of the day in South American countries, and it is no different for those working in the clinic. At one o'clock, I join the other thirty to forty doctors, nurses, and paramedics for lunch in the kitchen area, where we enjoy our time together cooking, chatting and laughing. After lunch, I return to one of the various departments to finish off my day's work until 4:30 p.m. when I head back home to my cerro to enjoy the evening with my host family and friends.


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With Daylight Savings coming to an end, winter has officially begun. As Halloween continues its haunting approach, the month of giving thanks is right on its heels! In celebration of Thanksgiving Day, the goodies are coming in bunches, along with newly designed events and battles that will intensify the competition! Now, let's check out what November holds for you and the rest of the community!
Online Events:
Thanksgiving Shopping Rush (11/4 - 11/14): Merchant Pakku (Twin City, 436 386) will carry loads of goodies, including a new Autumn Thanks Pack, an Indian Legend Garment, Demon Boxes, and more!
Elite Cross-server Capture the Flag (11/6): Challengers are all set to challenge the reigning champion, the Lion server, in the first Elite Cross-server Capture the Flag battle! The glory, the crown, and the rewards are waiting for you to lay claim!
Guild War Remix (11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30): Have you dreamt of being in a Guild War, but don't think you're cut out for it? Well, don't just dream, anymore! Guild War Remix will consist of 4 battles, which are different from the regular Guild War, and anyone with a guild can join!
A Royal Thanksgiving (11/10, 11/24): From 12:00 - 12:30 & 20:00 - 20:30 on both Sundays, players will be blessed by the Imperial court with CP Packs, Golden CP Packs, Lottery Ticket Packs, and Golden Lottery Ticket Packs! A true royal thank you, for all of your service to the crown!
Kingdom War Preparation Continues (11/21 - 11/28): The Requisition Officer is still in Twin City (442,383), ready to supply much-needed equipment and items to the brave soldiers preparing for the coming war!
Thanksgiving Special Events (11/23 - 11/28): 8 special Thanksgiving events will set in motion the celebration of Thanksgiving Day, and give up grand Grateful Packs, which contain +1 Stones, Gems, or even Dragon Balls!
Offline Events:
Thanksgiving Weekly Credit Gala (11/4 - 11/30): ANY PLAYER who credits a $7.99 TQ Point Card, $15.99 TQ Point Card, or $29.99 TQ Point Card after 01:00 (server time) on four Mondays will be able to earn special gifts on a weekly basis!
Christmas Coupon Giveaway (11/15 - 11/30): Players will receive points by crediting either a $7.99 TQ Point Card, or a $15.99 TQ Point Card, or a $29.99 TQ Point Card, and are able to use them to get Bound CPs that account for as high as 18% of the amount you credited!
Exclusive Server Reservations (11/18 - 11/28): For the first time in CO, server reservations become a reality! Players who are able to book spots for their characters will be given 1 or 2 packs as a special gift! These packs contain +Stones, Meteor Scrolls, Dragon Balls, and even Exemption Token!


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Free Microsoft OS?
I was wondering if there was an old Microsoft OS that can be downloaded for free (legally) so that I can run AutoCad through BootCamp. Is there such a thing?
doubt it, but with most software you paying for support and updates and being that MS dont release updates for anything older than XP now i dont think they would be to bothered
okay thanks
If you're a student, you might be able to get a copy of Windows for a very low price (perhaps free) depending on the school.
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2008 Thirty-one soldiers celebrated the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer force by enlisting or re-enlisting in the Pentagon courtyard today.
Army Secretary Pete Geren said more than 1 million active, Guard and reserve soldiers, more than 200,000 Army civilians, and more than 600,000 Army family members have made the all-volunteer force a success and the envy of the world.
"Our Army is the strength of our nation, because our soldiers, civilians and families do stand together -- and stand together no matter how tough the times get," Geren said.
Geren turned to the 16 soldiers who were re-enlisting and the 15 who were enlisting and told them they are part of the "best-led, best-trained and the best-equipped Army on the face of the Earth."
The secretary thanked the soldiers for their commitment and called them "the greatest of this generation."
The all-volunteer force is a national treasure, the Army secretary said. It didn't start that way. In 1973, the Army faced almost insurmountable odds. The draftee Army suffered from the same ills that plagued society -- drugs, Vietnam and volatile race relations.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. remembered what life was like as he reported to his first unit in Germany in 1971 -- two years before the all-volunteer force. When he reported to his first unit, "there were nine guys in the platoon," Casey said following the ceremony. "Four of them were pending chapter discharges [for drug use]. I had one noncommissioned officer who was an E-6 who was pretty squared-away. Everybody else was just an acting sergeant.
"It took getting rid of those guys and getting an influx of new troops before we could build a good platoon," he continued. "It was a really different Army. We carried loaded .45s as we pulled our duty officer duties back then. We never had to take it out, but it was an incredibly different Army."
Casey said the one development of the last 35 years that made the biggest difference to the service was the noncommissioned officer corps. "They're the ones who take these kids and shape them into men and women who become real soldiers," he said. "That's what it is all about."
Related Articles:Incentives Help Sustain All-Volunteer Force, General Says Defense Department Celebrates 35 Years of All-Volunteer Force


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Apparently Modest Mouse bassist Eric Judy has been MIA recently at a few MM gigs. Pitchfork reports that the band's publicist says "he's fine" after having to sit out a show due to illness. There are rumors that he's been fired, quit the band or been replaced. Hopefully things are OK in the Modest Mouse camp.
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Hej, budi mi frend, molim te.
nothing much, what about you?
not really lol :P
the mod wont be finished for quite some time. also i listen to just about all music. :P
lol. its alright. the c&c mod is at a halt atm because im busy with college lol. :P
When do u intend to finish it?
nice avatar. :D
Nice Avatar.
Hiya. long time no see. Finally you're alive. :D
how r u?
what u been up 2?
btw no nothin new. :(
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Casa Silva Microterroir de los Lingues Carmenere 2006
Carmenere from Chile, South America
Winemaker's Notes
Deep ruby with a violet rim. On the nose, intense, with notes of ripe black fruits with hints of wild forest fruits. On the palate, good balance between fruit and oak, good structure, powerful, sweet and round tannins, and notes of boysenberries and hints of tobacco. Excellent finish.
Critical Acclaim
Wine & Spirits - "Winemaker Mario Geisse has taken a distinctive approach to carmenère. Selecting sectors of the Los Lingues Vineyard in the foothills of the Andes, he obtains fresh and delicate fruit with clear tones of herbs and juicy cherries and a texture that is both creamy and crisp. The wine emphasizes delicacy and freshness over the superripeness so often found in wines at this price."
International Wine Cellar - "Opaque ruby. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, potpourri, anise and pipe tobacco expand with air, picking up a lively mineral note. Fleshy and sweet, with palate-staining dark berry compote flavors and a suave floral pastille quality. Becomes spicier on the finish, which is impressively pure and persistent. This is already delicious. "
Wine Spectator - "Compact and juicy, with a solid core of currant, raspberry, spice cake and licorice notes that stay grippy and focused through the full-bodied finish. Drink now through 2010. 50 cases imported."
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Casa Silva Winery
Founded in 1892 by French wine pioneer and ancestor Emilio Bouchon, Casa Silva is now owned by Mario Silva and family - the fifth generation of winemakers. Many of the vines planted are over 90 years old, carried over from Bordeaux, pre-phylloxera, by the first generation. Previously selling their juice to larger, bulk wineries, Casa Silva began a bold, estate bottling program in 1997. Now, the Silva Family are viewed as leaders of the new generation of premium wine producers, and their wines have received international acclaim. View all Casa Silva Wines
About ChileView a map of Chile wineries (CHEE-lay)Long and thin, Chile has a lot of land north to south. The wine region here is a series of districts based near Santiago. The vineyards are protected by the Pacific on the west and the Andes mountains on the east. This could help explain why the climate changes more from east to west than north to south – also why the country has remained phylloxera free. Quite a few wineries in Chile were founded by large French wine companies. Seeing the potential of the country, vineyards were bought and planted by these French folks and the results tell of a smart investment. Some of these wineries include: Los Vascos, Casa Lapostolle and Cousino Macul. And while the inspiration may have been French, but the wines here are quite Chilean.
Photo of the sun break following morning fog over the vineyards of Veramonte Winery (located in the Casablanca Valley)
Notable FactsThe main regions of Chile include Maipo (pronounced MY-poh), known for reds like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere; Casablanca Valley, a region producing delicious Sauvignon Blanc, as well as other whites & some reds; Colchaugua, an inland district creating amazing red wines from Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, particularly in the Apalta sub-region; and Rapel Valley, settled right under Maipo and producing the same red varietals. A couple of smaller regions to watch include Limari and Elqui, two valleys further north, producing some delicious cool-climate Chardonnay and Bio Bio, an area further south, which is also focused on cool-climate varieties. Chilean wines are growing in exports and more consumers are enjoying the delicious values coming from the country. Red wines of the region, though they cannot be generalized, make the whole gamut of wine quality – quaffable to collectible. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Carmenere are the main players, though Syrah is also making a splash. Some of the best reds are blends of the above varieties. As for whites, Sauvignon Blanc is typically crisp, herbal and racy, while Chardonnay is richer in style with full-bodied texture and tropical fruit flavors.
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Young, organically farmed Carmenère at Chile's De Martino estate vineyard
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Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
Wine Style Guide
Light & Fruity
- Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.
Smooth & Supple
- Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.
Earthy & Spicy
- Wines where earthy and/or spicy dominate the flavors – typically medium to full body.
Big & Bold
- Full bodied wines that have concentrated fruit and are higher in alcohol and/or tannins. Some need age.


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Korea: The Tyranny of Titles is a very brief and concise read about Korea's former system of titular penis flexing in the corporate world, followed by the system's fragmentation during the Asian Financial Crisis, and then its chaotic aftermath.
A Confucian society since antiquity, Korea has traditionally placed an intense emphasis on seniority under its "HoBong System" of seniority-based promotions and pay. When one joins a company out of school, his title is "SaWon", which means "employee". After 3-5 years, a promotion to assistant manager is expected – and a raucous party with friends to celebrate the occasion. After another 4 years one becomes a manager, and another party follows. Within the ranks themselves there are subtle differences in pay and prestige again based on seniority.
For decades this system served Korea well, and then came the system's (apparent) death knell: the Asian Financial Crisis of the late 1990s. One result of the crisis was soul searching in corporate Korea. While the culture did not change overnight, Korean companies decided to change, adopting the western "salary system", in which one's remuneration and title is based not on seniority, but on job description, competence and, most importantly, job performance.
The first hagwon where I worked was very strict on titles. Everyone had a title and would take offense or at least say something if a title were left off someone's name. Where I work now, the titles have been abbreviated by the Korean teachers, while I've totally given up on them all together.
In a corporate context, many companies are finding this obsession with titling to stifle the free flow of communication. While junior colleagues can speak to senior colleagues, often the senior colleague has to be the one to initiate the contact. In some organizations it is taboo to speak with anybody senior to your boss. Much depends on the size and culture of the organization, but often senior managers – particularly those from the west – find the situation highly frustrating.
In the parlance of my hometown, where truck size stands for penis size, the guy with the biggest truck is boss. So don't ask him probing questions about his suspension lift unless you're a boss yourself.
Attempts to resolve title psychology have been mixed. Some companies have abolished titles outright, committing themselves to the sole use of English titles, and also to not address people by title internally. Perhaps the most well known recent case of this is SK Telecom, which adopted what it calls the "manager" system in 2007. Under this system, everyone's title has the word manager. The rationale is that even though many are not "managing" other people, they are "managing" their work. While new entrants to the company are happy with this arrangement, some veterans in the company have expressed dismay at this state of affairs.
Hahaha, that's title inflation: it's like giving everyone a gold star no matter how much they suck. On the other hand, I'm sure it's useful for picking up ladies who don't realize that the title is virtually meaningless at SK Telecom.
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The old title system has many implications for corporate leaders. First, Koreans often want a better title when they change jobs – although some may accept a lesser title if the organization they are moving to is much larger or deemed as more prestigious than their current employer. Then again, some Koreans insist on a better title irrespective of the size of the organization they are joining. In many cases titling can be a deal breaker. At more senior levels, some companies reserve the title "JeonMu" for executives in their fifties, but often forty-somethings demand this title before they will join a firm.
Titles are linked to these guys' livelihoods in far more ways than just penile status flexing. Neutering titles can be a way for higher-ups to stifle promotions and thus keep wages down, while at the same time granting execs broader plausible deniability for hoarding top spots. That's a very subversive way to usher in neo-liberal economic practices, the kind of practices that have increased efficiency in the U.S., though to the detriment of wages and income equality.


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The 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was held in Colombo in September 2012. Sri Lanka was the first Commonwealth state to have a female prime minister. Sirimavo Bandaranaike served for three periods of office: 1960–65, 1970–77 and 1994–2000. Shehan Karunatilaka won the Commonwealth Writers' Book Prize in 2012. Sanath Jayasuriya was Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1996, Muttiah Muralitharan in 2000 and 2006, and K C Sangakkara in 2011.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is an island in the Indian Ocean, separated from south-east India (Tamil Nadu state) by the Palk Strait. It is almost linked to the Indian mainland by Adam's Bridge, an atoll barrier, mostly submerged, lying between the offshore island of Mannar and India itself.
The country comprises nine provinces (from south to north): Southern (provincial capital Galle), Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura), Western (Colombo), Uva (Badulla), Eastern (Trincomalee), Central (Kandy), North-Western (Kurunegala), North-Central (Anuradhapura) and Northern (Jaffna).
Colombo (commercial capital; Western Province; pop. 685,200 in 2010), Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia (greater Colombo, 234,600), Moratuwa (greater Colombo, 204,800), Negombo (145,000), Sri Jayewardenepura–Kotte (administrative capital; greater Colombo, 126,900), Trincomalee (Eastern, 126,900), Kandy (Central, 120,100), Vavuniya (108,800), Kalmunai (105,000), Galle (Southern, 97,800), Batticaloa (97,600), Katunayaka (92,500), Battaramulla (greater Colombo, 85,300), Jaffna (Northern, 84,400), Dambulla (77,100), Maharagama (greater Colombo, 75,100), Daluguma (74,400), Anuradhapura (North-Central, 68,200), Chavakachcheri (54,500), Ratnapura (Sabaragamuwa, 51,200), Badulla (Uva, 47,300), Point Pedro (40,000), Valvettithurai (34,700) and Kurunegala (North-Western, 29,100).
There are 97,290km of roads (81% paved) and 1,463km of railway. Rail links exist between the major towns. The lines run from Colombo north along the coast to Puttalam, north via Kurunegala and Anuradhapura to Mannar and to Jaffna; north- east to Trincomalee and Batticaloa; east to Kandy via Gampaha; and south along the coast to Galle and Matara.
The international ports are at Colombo, Galle, Talaimannar and Trincomalee. Bandaranaike international airport is 32km from Colombo.
The larger domestic airports are at Ratmalana (Colombo) in the south and Jaffna in the north.
Sri Lanka is a member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation, Non-Aligned Movement, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, United Nations and World Trade Organization.
Beyond the coastal plains, Sri Lanka's topography is dominated by an outstandingly beautiful central mountain massif
of gneiss rock, with the highest point at Pidurutalagala (2,524m). The holy Adam's Peak (2,243m) is so called from a mark at the top in the likeness of a human footprint, variously attributed as the print of the Buddha, Vishnu or Adam, and is a place of pilgrimage. The coastal plains are broader in the north, tapering off in the long low-lying Jaffna peninsula. Several fast-flowing non-navigable rivers arise in the mountains. The Mahaweli Ganga, from which hydroelectric power is obtained, is the longest at 322km.
One of the most violent earthquakes ever recorded occurred on 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra generating a tsunami that swamped the east and south coasts of Sri Lanka causing approximately 31,000 deaths and devastation of the coastal area.
Tropical. The lowlands are always hot, particularly from March to May. The highlands are cooler. During December and January there is occasional frost on very high ground – for example, at Nuwara Eliya. The dry season is March to mid-May. The south- west monsoon season lasts from mid-May to September; the north-east monsoon season lasts from November to March.
The most significant environmental issues are: deforestation; soil erosion; coastal degradation as a result of mining activities and increased pollution; pollution of freshwater resources by industrial wastes and sewage; air pollution in Colombo; and the threat to wildlife populations of poaching and urbanisation.
Forest covers 29% of the land area, having declined at 1.2% p.a. 1990–2010. Vegetation is rich and luxuriant, with a great variety of flowers, trees, creepers and flowering shrubs. The flora of Sri Lanka were described by Linnaeus in 1747 from specimens collected by a fellow botanist. Among the many species of trees are the rubber tree, palm, acacia, margosa, satinwood, Ceylon oak, tamarind, ebony, coral tree and banyan. Flowers and shrubs include the orchid and rhododendron. There are about 3,300 species of plants, of which some 280 are threatened with extinction. Arable land comprises 19% and permanent cropland 15% of the total land area.
Nature reserves now cover 10% of the island. Wilpattu National Park in the north-west (813 sq km) is best known for leopards; Yala National Park in the south-east (112 sq km) is home to large elephant populations. However, reduction of the natural tropical hardwood forest is endangering several animal species.
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Heat an 8-quart stockpot over high heat for about 2 minutes. Add the olive oil and lobster and saute until the shells turn bright red.
Remove the pan from the heat, add the Cognac, then return to the heat and allow the alcohol to burn off, about 15 to 20 seconds. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste and stir. Add the remaining ingredients and cover with cold water.
Bring to a boil over high heat, skim, and reduce the heat. Simmer gently for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cool slightly and strain through a fine sieve.
The stock will keep for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator, or freeze in 1-cup batches.
You can substitute shrimp shells for the lobster heads. The more you use, the richer the stock will be. When cooking shrimp or lobsters, simply reserve the shells or heads as the case may be and freeze them so you will have them available to prepare this stock.


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Today on NewsTalk, The Justice Department's inspector general ihas concluded that top justice officials failed to exercise proper oversight in the "Fast and Furious" operation. Politico's Rachel Smolkin joined us to discuss.
And, Mary Brooks Beatty, a Republican candidate for DC's at-large council seat talked about her plans for the city. Her opponent, Councilman Michael Brown called in during the segment to reject claims made by Brooks Beatty who says he was a lobbyist for a contractor.
Then, Erica Meier told us about the benefits of a plant-based diet and the upcoming DC VegFest.
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Nr. 2, June 1999
The Changing Monastic Landscape
Renovation of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Conception Abbey, Conception Missouri
The monastic community at Conception Abbey celebrated the completion of the renewal of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception with the dedication of the altar on March 16, 1999. Raymond Boland, bishop of the diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, presided at the dedication Eucharist. The monks of Conception, celebrating the 125th anniversary of their foundation in northwest Missouri, rejoiced in the completion of the $8 million renovation of the basilica, a three-phased project that spanned over twelve years from its inception and planning phase to its official completion date this March.
The seminarians of Conception Seminary College, representing twenty-two dioceses, joined the five hundred guests for the Mass of dedication. Present too were forty-nine archbishops, bishops, archabbots, abbots and provincials from around the United States. Among those attending were Jerome Hanus, OSB, archbishop of Dubuque and Marcel Rooney, OSB, abbot-primate of the Benedictine Confederation, both monks of Conception, as well as the abbots of Engelberg (Conception's motherhouse in Switzerland) and Hagia Maria in Zion in Jerusalem, and the prior of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac in Canada.
The community was led by four of its abbots during the renovation process: Jerome Hanus, OSB, James Jones, OSB, Marcel Rooney, OSB, and Gregory Polan, OSB. Under the leadership of these abbots, the community, with the help of three committees, worked through the myriad problems associated with the mammoth project. The first committee guided the community through the early stages of one very important question, whether the basilica was to be restored or renovated or whether it was desirable to build a new building. With the help of various invited experts-- liturgical consultants, restoration experts, architects, and theologians-- the community decided it would be best to keep the building built over one hundred years earlier and to adapt the space to the requirements of the new liturgy as well as to take advantage of technological developments.
The next stage of the process demanded that the monks determine the arrangement of the floor plan and the thrust of the decoration. The community articulated the desire to have a renewed church that embodied both continuity and change. The decision was made to give the monastic community a place distinct but not apart from the rest of the worshiping assembly. The decorative elements were to reflect the desire for something lighter and simpler than what covered the walls in the old space.
In the third phase all these elements were transformed from thought and desire into blueprint and sketch, and from blueprint and sketch into concrete, plaster and paint. In some places, new foundations were poured or existing ones were strengthened. The floor of the basilica was replaced and lowered so that all the elements were essentially on the same level. New air-conditioning and heating was installed. The electrical wiring was replaced. The walls were replastered. New furniture was designed and replaced. A eucharistic reservation chapel was built; a flèche was added to the roof. New Rémy-glass windows were installed throughout the church. Icons were commissioned from Jerusalem and new windows were made for the west façade and the south and north transepts. A tracker organ of forty ranks was installed; it stands in the south transept almost thirty-five feet high and eighteen feet wide.
Conservators were contracted to clean and conserve the murals and to integrate them with a lighter palette of new decorative painting. The decorative scheme they proposed utilizes traditional Beuronese elements in a more contemporary language, blending new and historic elements into an integrated design. Their goal was to maintain the psychological impact and memory of the space, modifying motifs and palette but retaining the atmosphere, so that one could imagine that this is what the space had looked like when new. The restored murals set the tone for all the new decorative work.
Since the church already had been consecrated in 1891, the ceremony which took place this year was that of the dedication of an altar. The mensa or upper surface of the altar came from the original high altar, cut down and polished. Within the altar structure itself were placed stones from the Colony house and the original church constructed in the 1870s. In his homily, the abbot of Conception, Gregory Polan, OSB, reminded the assembly of the symbolism of the altar, "From this altar, Christ says to each of us: 'I want to dwell with you; I want to abide with you; I want you to become my temple, so that divine goodness and mercy will flow from you to our brothers and sisters, to your relatives and friends, to all whom you meet.' From this altar we are given God's own peace."
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas Sullivan, OSB
Conception Abbey
Conception, MO
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Bruce Sewell joins Apple as new general counsel
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Formerly of Intel
Apple says that it has appointed a new general counsel, Bruce Sewell, who will also serve as the company's senior VP for Legal and Government Affairs. He is replacing Daniel Cooperman, who previously held both positions for two years, and will be retiring towards the end of September. Sewell is noted to have formerly served at Intel, in identical roles.
The executive has extensive legal experience going back to at least 1986, and in first joining Intel in 1995 became a senior attorney counseling groups on areas such as licensing, intellectual property and meeting antitrust standards. The background could be a particular reason for his hiring at Apple, which is increasingly embroiled in antitrust and licensing concerns. The company is fighting Psystar over end-user licenses in Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, and facing an FTC investigation over its links with Google, which have raised antitrust concerns.


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Nobese is a weight loss supplement formulated by LA Muscle. The supplement uses Triburn technology to increase fat loss within days. According to the official website, Nobese can work for people who want to lose a few pounds and tone up and those who have hundreds of pounds to lose. LA Muscle is a European company that sells products in Europe and the United States.
List of Ingredients
Octopamine, Pomegranate Extract, L-Tyrosine, Guarana, L-Carnitine, Green Tea Extract, Ginger and Sea Vegetable Extract.
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Octopamine is the main ingredient in Nobese. According to LA Muscle, this strong fat burner helps to metabolize fat. Research does support this claim, but the fat is typically taken back up by the cells of the body, which means weight loss will not result. There is also evidence that Octopamine causes an unhealthy rise in blood pressure especially when combined with other stimulants. Nobese contains green tea extract and Guarana, both of which have stimulant effects on the body.
We do like the fact that green tea is listed as an ingredient because it is proven to increase weight loss. Nobese also gains a bit of respect by listing the exact amounts of each ingredient instead of listing them as part of a proprietary blend. Listing ingredients totals, however, is a positive and a negative. With only 50 mgs of green tea, the only proven ingredient, Nobese lets the dieter known there is very little of this proven ingredient in the supplement.
Nobese sells for $44.99 in the United States. The supplement makes great claims but backs none of the claims up with proven science and research study results. LA Muscle also suggests stacking Nobese with other supplements they carry. Some of the supplements listed also contain stimulants.
- Green tea is proven to increase weight loss.
- Nobese lists all ingredients and the amounts.
- Octopamine is linked to increased blood pressure.
- No clinical studies support weight loss as a result of taking Octopamine.
- There are three stimulants in the Nobese formula.
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- The price at $44.99 is high for an unproven product.
Nobese may cause an increase in weight loss, but there could be serious side effects associated with taking the supplement. Octopamine is not a safe ingredient, especially when taken with other stimulants, which Nobese also includes in the formula. Losing weight with healthy supplementation should not come with strings attached. If there is a question about the safety of any one ingredient, we tend to suggest using another weight loss supplement. The strings associated with Octopamine are clear, so dieters may wish to spend their $44.99 on another weight loss product without Octopamine.


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Our lives begin to end the day we are silent about the things that matter. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Oct. 16, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. The 30-foot tall, granite statue sits on a 4-acre, $120 million dollar memorial on the rim of the Tidal Basin on the National Mall.
I appreciate why ordinary citizens rejoiced in the ceremony, and it's gratifying that this shamefully belated tribute exists. Concurrently, I suspect that if King were alive he would have spurned the event in favor of sitting in and marching with the Wall Street occupiers in New York's financial district. In all likelihood he would have been arrested. In an article about the memorial, "Dr. King weeps from his grave," Princeton professor Cornell West writes that King would be issuing a clarion call for "a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens."
Every honest person knows that Dr. King bears virtually no likeness to the radical activist who was assassinated on June 5, 1968. King has been transformed into a historical relic, public relations symbol and remote — almost aloof — mythological figure, what West rightly terms the "Santa Clausification" of Dr. King. King's image is limited to the less-militant sounding, iconic "I Have a Dream" King from 1963 while the post-1963 King — the more politically mature, protest-savvy and activist King — has disappeared into the memory hole. Why has this occurred? Because the ruling interests fear that even the faintest echo of King's actual message threatens to awaken the citizenry.
King would be organizing picket lines at the very same sweatshop, child labor-using, outsourcing, union-busting, war-profiteering corporations now seeking to burnish their image by associating themselves with a sanitized creation. At a pre-memorial event in Washington, several people were recognized, including corporate types from General Motors, Walt Disney, Walmart and the National Association of Realtors.
I mention this because the odious behavior of these individuals typifies what King sought to rectify. For example, Walmart, which ponied up 10 percent of the funds to build the memorial, vehemently opposes every position that King advanced on behalf of workers' rights. Recall that at his death King was in Memphis to support 1,300 striking sanitation workers. He was also organizing a "multiracial army of the poor" to march on Washington to demand an economic bill of rights for all. No wonder FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover despised, wiretapped and slandered King as a subversive and famously pronounced him "the most dangerous man in America."
Does anyone doubt that King would be in the forefront of opposing U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? That he would be calling out the first black president and both political parties on their fealty to corporate and military power?
King is the leader who declared, "A nation that continues to spend year after year more money on military defense than on programs for social uplift is approaching spiritual death." And by 1968 King stopped advocating piecemeal changes. He was skillfully braiding together war, racism and economic exploitation and wrote in a posthumously published essay that "only by structural change can current evils be eliminated, because the roots are in the system rather than in men or faulty operations."
He told a New York Times reporter in 1968: "In a sense you could say we're involved in the class struggle." It should be obvious why not a single one of his most poignant statements is chiseled into the new Memorial's wall.
This truth laundering is captured in powerful verses penned by the African-American poet/musician Carl Wendell Hines, a poem that has been closely associated with King:
Now that he is safely dead
Let us praise him
build monuments to his glory
sing hosannas to his name.
Dead men make
such convenient heroes: they
cannot rise to challenge the images
we would fashion from their lives.
And besides,
it is easier to build monuments
than to make a better world.
Despite the Herculean efforts by the masters of our universe to render Dr. King's legacy a safe and hence irrelevant one, the Occupy Wall Street movement and growing refusal of our citizens to suffer their multiple and just grievances in silence encourage me to believe that King's righteous demands for justice remain as abiding in 2011 as in 1968.
Gary Olson, Ph.D., is chair of the political science department at Moravian College.


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