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Schools Prep for a "New" Lunch Line With More Whole Grains, Colorful Fruits and Veggies and Nutrient-Rich Milk
As schools are hard at work adding more whole grains and boosting fruits and veggies to revamp school lunch menus in line with the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new school lunch guidelines, chocolate milk has already undergone a makeover that schools, parents and kids can all feel good about. Starting this summer, all chocolate milk served for school lunch will be lower in calories and sugar, with no fat, yet with all the same essential nutrients.
Over the past five years, the nation's milk processors have been hard at work to lower the calories and sugar in school flavored milk, while continuing to deliver a nutritious and delicious drink kids love. School flavored milk now has 38 percent less added sugar than just five years ago and on average, just 31 calories more than white milk. The majority have fewer than 150 calories per serving. The numbers are expected to be even lower when kids return to school next fall, complying with the new guidelines that include fat free and lowfat white milk and fat free chocolate milk on the school lunch line.
The Importance of Choices
For many moms, a key ingredient on the new school lunch menus is choice. Four out of five moms (79 percent) believe kids need healthy choices at school including chocolate milk, according to a recent survey, while three in four (77 percent) say they think their children should be able to choose which beverage to drink at school.
The vast majority (86 percent) agree – and more than half (56 percent) strongly agree – that food choices should not be made based on calories and sugar alone, and feel it's important to make choices based on the entire nutrient package.
Offering nutritious choices in school helps kids learn food and nutrition lessons and research suggests "choice" helps boost kids' overall intake of nutritious foods. For example, Cornell University researchers found that children ate more carrots when they were offered a choice between carrots or celery, compared to when they only were provided carrots.
"Kids simply drink more milk when flavored milk is available. It's equally important that school meals are appealing, as they are nutritious," says Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD, associate clinical professor of pediatrics. "Along with good nutrition, food choices need to be practical, so they don't end up in the trash."
Nutrient Advantage
Flavored milk is the most popular choice in school lunch rooms, and kids drink less milk and get fewer nutrients when it's taken away. Whether flavored or white, milk has 9 essential nutrients, including calcium, vitamin D and potassium, which are all "nutrients of concern" that most kids fail to get enough of. Many kids are falling short of the recommended milk each day. When they skip milk at lunch, they're not likely to make up for it the rest of their day.
"Many children are overfed but undernourished, so focusing on kids' nutrient intake is more essential now than ever before," says Ayoob. "Removing nutrient-rich flavored milk from school creates unintended consequences for kids' nutrition, and the new USDA guidelines aim to improve nutrition in schools and reduce childhood obesity. Focusing only on sugar at the expense of critical nutrients is not going to solve anything."
Research suggests flavored milk drinkers have more nutritious diets and do not consume more added sugars than non-milk drinkers, and studies show flavored milk contributes just 3 percent of added sugars to kids' diets compared to sodas and fruit drinks, which account for close to half of the added sugar and deliver much less, if any, nutritional value.
Moms Support Flavored Milk
Moms recognize that the availability of chocolate milk increases milk intake for some children who do not drink white milk, and the majority of moms do not support removing chocolate milk from schools. A recent survey of 1,000 moms found that more than half (54 percent) would be opposed to a decision made by their children's schools or school districts to stop offering chocolate milk. Moms agree that chocolate milk is a great way to give kids nutrients they need (71 percent) and removing chocolate milk from a child's diet, does not significantly reduce added sugar intake, but it does remove critical nutrients kids need for growth and development (80 percent).
To learn more about school milk, visit milkatschools.com.


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GFE 105 beat Gor Mahia on post match penalties
Reigning Kenyan premier champions Gor Mahia have been bundled out of the GOTv shield cup after losing 4-2 on postmatch penalties against GFE in the third round of the tournament at the newly refurbished Moi Kisumu Stadium.
The game ended in a 1-1 draw in regulation time, forcing the match to go to spot kicks where Simon Mburu and Musa Mohammed's penalties were saved.
Both teams played to a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
In other matches Agrochemicals advanced to the Gotv Shield Cup last sixteen after edging out Nairobi Stima 1-0.
The Muhoroni based side scored the lone goal through Michael Musyoka who capitalized on a defensive lapse to bury in a low shot past Stima keeper, John Oyemba in the fourth minute.
Ulinzi Stars trounced Mumbi Nationale 6-0, Nairobi City Stars lost 2-1 against Wazito FC while Inter City defeated Top Fry All Stars 2-0.

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Breathe easier
December 2, 2009
AHS Communications
'GPS for lungs' helps Alberta doctors diagnose, treat cancer
Three doctors using the latest technology are helping make life better for Albertans who suffer from lung diseases.
Drs. Alain Tremblay, David Stather and Paul McEachern are the only physicians in Canada using the In-Reach System, which is essentially a GPS for the lungs.
The system, based at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, is useful for getting to lesions and spots on the lungs that normally would be difficult or impossible to access without surgery. Being able to get to the lesion and take a biopsy without resorting to major surgery can make a significant difference for patients' medical care.
"This is a day procedure," says Tremblay. "Patients are here for four hours and then they're done. It's much less invasive than surgery."
A CT scan is taken of a patient's lungs and the image is downloaded to a computer. The doctors insert a small probe into the patient's lungs through a bronchoscope, using the computer to triangulate the exact position of the probe.
"There are some patients who have bad enough lungs that you can't even get a biopsy. It's too risky, which means they can't get treatment," Tremblay adds. "This way we can more safely get their biopsies and then they can go on to the cancer centre and get their treatment. If it wasn't for this system, we would have no options for these patients."
One such patient is Florence Wyatt. A dime-sized nodule showed up on the Calgary woman's lung during a routine CT scan but a surgical biopsy was out of the question because of the drugs she was taking for another condition.
The decision was made to use the In-Reach system do to a biopsy in June. The nodule was cancerous; Wyatt underwent radiation therapy in July and feels great today.
"I'm very fortunate," says Wyatt. "If it wasn't for this procedure, I guess the nodule would have kept getting bigger and it probably would have taken my life."
There is also a therapeutic use for the system. Instead of taking a biopsy, a marker can be placed on the affected area of the lung. Radiation doctors at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre or Edmonton's Cross Cancer Institute can then track the marker and give the area a more concentrated dose of radiation.
Tremblay says the system, in use since March, can prevent needless surgeries.
"Often people will go into surgery if they have a lump. It's a big surgery, a big incision and it requires several days in hospital," he says.
"If you get in there, take that piece of lung out and it turns out not to be a cancer, it would be nice to have avoided the surgery altogether."
According to Tremblay, Calgary is Canada's leading centre for interventional bronchoscopy, a relatively small field that consists of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic methods using cameras down the windpipe.
Tremblay was one of Canada's first trained interventional bronchoscopists. Since arriving in Calgary in 2001 he has started a fellowship program which has trained both Stather and McEachern.
The trio are an important resource for all Albertans in the battle against lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada.
"This is not just for Calgary," says Tremblay.
"We work well with our colleagues in Edmonton; they send us their patients and we take patients from anywhere in the province.
"A provincial approach makes sense," he adds. "Even if we were going full-steam ahead I can't imagine we'd do more than 50 of these procedures a year province-wide, so it wouldn't make economic sense to have more than one or two of these systems in the province."


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It's that time of
year again. College seniors are getting ready to graduate
and are gearing up to enter the "real world." So,
what makes this year different from all other years for engineering
grads? Last year's unemployment rate was nearly 6%, the highest
yearly average since 1994. In 2002, many reduced operating
costs and staff, leaving many recent college graduates unemployed.
However, an engineering degree may be the light at the end
of the tunnel.
Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports that jobs in the engineering field are "expected
to increase more slowly than average," the good news
is that BLS is projecting job opportunities to be "good"
over the next eight years. With technology constantly advancing,
engineers will be needed to design and construct new systems
and structures. Growing numbers of engineers will be needed
to build bridges, roads and tunnels, control pollution and
erect public facilities for the growing population. For these
reasons, during this slow economic period, BLS expects that
engineers will be less likely to be laid off than those in
other professions.
Larger companies such as Lockheed
Martin, are facing a "train wreck" situation. According
to Director of Human Resources Tracy Carter, that means companies
will have a more "senior" work force, leaving them
in search of replacement workers.
Over the next five years,
Carter says, the situation will lead to a portion of Lockheed's
population looking to retire. "The number of eligible
candidates is not going to be sufficient to replace those
leaving the work force," she says.
On the other hand, small firms
like Barton and Martin, a Philadelphia-based civil engineering
firm, cannot afford to hire recent college graduates.
"We look for people with experience,"
project manager Jerry Dewaghe says. "It's not that we
don't want to hire, it's that we don't have the resources
to train them."
Shirley Harrison, a college relations
representative for Bechtel Group Inc. in San Francisco, also
finds that work experience is important when her firm hires
college graduates for civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental
engineering. "Grade point averages don't tell it all,"
says Harrison. "We look for students who come out prepared
with at least one quality internship."
National trends have shown a consistent
number of bachelor's degrees awarded in engineering since
1987, and BLS does not project the number to increase anytime
Even with a shaky economy, engineering
grads are still very likely to find employment within six
months of graduation.
"Historically, architectural
and civil [engineers] get the highest number of offers,"
Drexel University Research Specialist Mark Palladino says.
According to Drexel's "Senior
Survey," four months after the class of 2002 graduated,
74% of the engineering majors were employed full time, while
14% were still seeking a job.
Palladino says previous years were
more lucrative for graduates. "Within the last few years,
the class of 1999 was reporting 79%," he says. "The
class of 2001 reported 84% employment full time after four
months. For the class of 2003
it's probably going to
be just as tough this year as it was for the class of 2002."
According to Virginia Tech's "Post
Graduate Report," graduates of an engineering program
were more likely to get a job than graduates of any other
program, except for business, in 2001. Within the engineering
school, ocean engineers reported the highest percentage of
employment, followed by civil/environmental operations and
civil engineers. Most graduates found jobs through personal
contacts or networking.
Palladino says Drexel students
have a unique advantage, because "the co-op experience
definitely gives our students an edge over other students."
Michelle Fuller, a senior at Drexel,
will be graduating this June with a job. The civil and architectural
engineering double major was hired by Nave-Newell, a consulting
engineering and planning firm specializing in residential,
retail and commercial land development, in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Fuller's job hunt wasn't very
long. In October, she attended Drexel's job fair, with resumes
in hand. Fuller researched companies attending the fair in
advance and arrived early to hand out her resume. Afterward,
Fuller signed up with Drexel's online system for job interviews
and had two out of three interviews on campus. By Thanksgiving,
she was offered a position as staff engineer at Nave-Newell.
To Fuller, getting a job right
now is "kind of just luck." By the time Fuller attended
the job fair, she had already completed three co-ops. "Drexel's
not so bad because of co-op," she says. "You know
how to act in interviews."
But with unemployment on the rise,
Fuller says, "The people who have jobs are very nervous
they're not going to have them later on down the road."
Carter's advice for graduating
engineers: "Be well-rounded, really focus on getting
everything [you] possibly can out of school
focus on
academic excellence."
"From year one, try
to find summer jobs in a related field," says Dewaghe.
"This is very important for civil engineers."
Carter says it is also important
for graduates to "be able to interview effectively. Do
your homework
understand about the corporation and articulate
how you can add value to the business. Be mature and professional
in an interview."
Fuller says to "relax and
be yourself" when interviewing for a job, "and if
they don't like you the way you are, then you're not going
to like the job."
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Jacob and Mike call the Emmys like they see 'em
It's that time of year that no one outside of entertainment reporters and TV junkies really cares about at all. It's Emmy time folks. The best of the best have been revealed and voted for and at 8 p.m. on Sunday on CBS we will all find out the winners.
For anyone who wants to follow along, you can see who you think will win and compare it to Jake Grove and Michael Staton as they pull Emmy magic out of their hats. The winner will have bragging rights and, hopefully, the third season of "Dexter" bought for them.
Best Series, Drama
Should win: "Dexter"
Here is a show that not everyone can see, but everyone should. "Dexter" has received all manner of critical acclaim and is one of the highest rated shows on pay cable. The only thing is, "Dexter" is a serial (killing) drama that you have to see from the beginning to really get it. But it should get an Emmy before the series runs it's course.
Will win: "House"
It's just one of the best shows on television. "House" is funny, witty, dramatic and has episodes that can stand alone or go into the whole of the year-long plot. This is why the Fox show will likely win.
Best Series, Comedy
Should win: "How I Met Your Mother"
If you put Doogie Howser with Willow from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" you wouldn't expect to get the best comedy on television. Then again, you wouldn't expect a CBS comedy to be this good either. "How I Met Your Mother" is consistently funny and always has some unexpected bit that comes right out of real life. It really should win.
Will win: "30 Rock"
This show is funny, but I think NBC should be penalized for putting out other terrible sitcoms and dramas and making a mockery of their vaunted past. So, while I fully expect the hilarious Tina Fey comedy to come away with the statue, I don't think it should.
Best Actor, Drama
Should win: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Between "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," AMC is becoming the next USA Network or TNT. It produces a couple of shows really, really well and gets some of the best actors to be part of them. While Cranston is mostly known for his role as Malcolm's dad in "Malcolm in the Middle," his role in "Breaking Bad" is one of the best ever. Watch it and you will know he should win.
Will win: Simon Baker, "The Mentalist"
Normally, this would have Hugh Laurie's name in it, but I think Baker stood out and made a rookie show one of the most watched on Tuesday nights. Baker's role as Thomas Jane is insightful and funny even though most of the topics covered involve murder. He flows between light and dramatic with ease and will take the trophy.
Best Actor, Comedy
Should win: Jim Parsons, "The Big Band Theory"
Playing a genius, dork, geek usually doesn't get you very far in Hollywood, but Parsons has made a living on it. Playing Sheldon on "Big Bang," Parsons takes socially awkward to a new level while making the character seem genuinely empathetic and interested in his friends and mental inferiors. All around, a fun character.
Will win: Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
With "Monk" ending soon, look for Shalhoub to take the trophy this year and next. It's just the way these award shows work. And, honestly, Shalhoub is still great.
Best Actress, Drama
Should win: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Sedgwick is the best part of "The Closer" and she could carry this show all by herself. She is intense, endearing, soft, angry and loving all in a space of 20 minutes. Then she does it all over again.
Will win: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Best Actress, Comedy
Should win: Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"
It's a show about pot dealing housewives and suburbanites. What could be funnier than that? Parker is perfect for the role and should take the Emmy.
Will win: Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
It doesn't make sense that her pixieish comedy hasn't worn off yet. I like her and the show, but it shouldn't be Emmy worthy. That said, she will likely win just so NBC doesn't look the fool on Emmy night.
Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Should win: John Slattery, "Mad Men"
If I never see another "Boston Legal" cast member on an Emmy ballot, it will be too soon. That's why the far superior Slattery should take home the Emmy here. That, and "Mad Men" is still one of the best shows on television and he's as big a reason as any.
Will win: John Slattery, "Mad Men"
Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Should win: Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment"
Honestly, I barely know any of these shows or nominees, so I went with West because I have always liked her acting.
Will win: Cherry Jones, "24"
My friend Michael really likes "24." I hope this Jones lady wins just for that reason alone.
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Should win: Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
I will sing the praises of Harris until he finally wins. This should really be the year, but I thought that about last year, as well. I think Jon Cryer stole it from him or something.
Will win: Rainn Wilson, "The Office"
The only thing that will keep Wilson off the stage this year is Emmy producers' fears that he might take off his shirt or try a Kanye West parody. This is his time to shine.
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Should win: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"
The show might be gone, but the memory of this fantastically versatile actress remains. She's that bright ray of sunshine in a strange and foreign land and she did it all by only being on screen for a few minutes each episode.
Will win: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"
Best Reality-Competition Program
Should win: "Top Chef"
This is the best cooking show that has ever appeared on television. I'm not a huge fan of the woman host, but the stuff they throw at these guys and expect them to pull off is exceptional.
Will win: "Top Chef"
Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Should win: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
No one else is even close. No matter what Michael says about "The Colbert Report." Jon Stewart all the way.
Will win: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
Best Miniseries
Should win: "Generation Kill"
It's certainly more exciting than the other option…
Will win: "Little Dorrit"
Which is far more PC than the other.
Best Series, Drama
Will Win: "Mad Men"
Should Win: "Dexter"
Apparently, this "Mad Men" show that no one watches is the show everyone should watch and voters love quality underdogs. Plus, momentum is on "Mad Men's" side as the public slowly comes around to it, so it will win. However, the writers of "Dexter" have taken the show's third season (a time during any show's run that is usually rocky) and turned it into the best season so far. The interwoven storylines weren't obvious or clunky like the show's first two seasons, and the interplay between Michael C. Hall and Jimmy Smits was the best acting pairing in years.
Best Series, Comedy
Will Win: "30 Rock"
Should Win: "30 Rock"
There are three reasons this show grabs both my votes: Fey, Morgan and Baldwin. The show has a Midas touch; even though Baldwin reportedly doesn't want to be on it any more, he's still terrific. This is what happens when quality Saturday Night Live alum actually have good luck moving on to something else.
Best Actor, Drama
Will Win: Simon Baker, "The Mentalist"
Should Win: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Even though I desperately want Michael C. Hall to win in this category at some point, Jimmy Smits stole every scene from him during this season of "Dexter" so it will not and should not happen this year. That leaves the know-it-all pretty boy Baker against the character actor Cranston. Baker's show achieved its deserved success this year, while "Breaking Bad" flew under the radar but garnered critical acclaim. The better character should win here, but Baker's got it.
Best Actor, Comedy
Will Win: Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Should Win: Steve Carell, "The Office"
Shalhoub has done great work on "Monk" since day one, but the show has run its course. Meanwhile Carell has done the same thing and continues to carry "The Office." Although Carell rightly deserves this, Shalhoub will walk home with the award as voters bid farewell to "Monk."
Best Actress, Drama
Will Win: Glenn Close, "Damages"
Should Win: Sally Field, "Brothers and Sister"
Glenn Close will win this because with her role in "Damages" she has become the Michael Chiklis of television. I hear she will be the Thing in the next Fantastic Four movie. However, Field should win. My reason? She is adorable and if you had a part in "Smokey and the Bandit" and you're nominated for anything, you should win.
Best Actress, Comedy
Will Win: Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Should Win: Sarah Silverman, "The Sarah Silverman Program"
This is all about wide appeal versus being downright funny. Tina Fey is funny and many people know and love her. Sarah Silverman is funnier but many people don't know or don't like her. Tina Fey wins.
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Will Win: John Slattery, "Mad Men"
Should Win: William Hurt, "Damages"
As in many other categories, John Slattery will win because of "Mad Men's" status as a critical darling. However, William Hurt made a rare television appearance and turned in a quality performance opposite Glenn "Michael Chiklis" Close this year that no one seemed to notice.
Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Will Win: Cherry Jones, "24"
Should Win: Cherry Jones, "24"
I'm partial to "24," but Jones actually managed to make her President Allison Taylor believable, vulnerable and just as entertaining to watch as Dennis Haysbert's President David Palmer and Gregory Itzin's evil President Charles Logan. Thanks to Jones, the role of President on the real-time drama is no longer a boys' club.
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Will Win: Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock"
Should Win: Rainn Wilson, "The Office"
Morgan's broad comedy and great delivery will seal this for him, but Rainn Wilson's humor may be a little too "out there" for voters. The fact that Jon Cryer's impotent single father gets nominated for this every year makes me want to hurl.
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Will Win: Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"
Should Win: Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live"
Poehler has reached that early 2000s Will Ferrell stage where she is now slumming it on SNL and having a great time. This shouldn't mean she is exempt from winning anything for her efforts. Meanwhile, I think "Pushing Daisies" has got to come away with something if it can't come away with a second season.
Best Reality-Competition Program
Will Win: "Dancing With the Stars"
Should Win: "Top Chef"
"Dancing" will win because it got so huge this year and the judges constantly reminded us that "this season is the best—no really!" However, "Top Chef" is the only program of them all that actually ends up providing something for viewers by the time the credits role: it reminds us that while we may be able to dance, we should not waste time trying to be good cooks.
Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Will Win: "The Colbert Report"
Should Win: "The Colbert Report"
"The Colbert Report" will win because overall it's funnier than "The Daily Show." It should win because Colbert sacrificed his virile mane of jet-black hair in the name of our country's greatness this year.
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Will Win: Jimmy Smits, "Dexter"
Should Win: Jimmy Smits, "Dexter"
I wanted to highlight this category because Jimmy Smits was so awesome in "Dexter" this year. His role was short and sweet, but in the end you really wanted him back for season four. The winner in this category should always be the actor that gives the star of the show a run for his money; Smits' portrayal of the in-over-his-head District Attorney Miguel Prado most certainly did that this year.
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Blaney, Niall
Thursday, 29 June 2006
Dáil Eireann Debate
Order of Business.
Question put: "That the proposal for dealing with Friday's sitting be agreed to."
Voted Yes
Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage.
Question put: "That the words proposed to be deleted stand."
Voted Yes
Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage.
Written Answers - Schools Building Projects.
Asked the minister: the progress which has been made regarding the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal since 4 April 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Monday, August 15, 2011
© Copyright 2015 Clayton News Daily
A former school mentor, and retired Army attorney, was convicted Monday on four sex charges, involving a fourth-grade boy.
Clayton County Assistant District Attorney Katie Powers urged jurors, Friday, to be strong enough to help the victim, now 13, and convict defendant, Adrian Zakaluzny.
Jurors deliberated several hours before finding Zakaluzny, 66, guilty of three counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated sexual battery.
He is being held in the Clayton County Jail, awaiting sentencing.
Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson said he faces up to 65 years in prison.
Zakaluzny mentored the child, who was 9 when the abuse began, as a volunteer at Daughtry Elementary School, in Butts County. Jurors heard how Zakaluzny befriended the child and his family and gained their trust.
The boy spent almost every weekend at Zakaluzny's Riverdale home, and went out of town with him without the child's family, said prosecutors. The child was also forced to shower and share a bed with Zakaluzny, they said.
Zakaluzny told the boy to keep their activities a secret, prosecutors said. He was arrested at his home in January 2009.
He was represented in court by Jonesboro attorney, Steve Lister.
Zakaluzny is retired from the U.S. Army, where he was an attorney with the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was previously stationed at Fort McPherson.
Zakaluzny got a commendation in 1981 for pulling three people from a burning car in Illinois, according to an Army newsletter.
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Clovely Estate's 'Spring Harvest' Long Table Dinner was a huge success on Saturday evening, with guests revelling in the four-course feast prepared by Clovely Estate's Head Chef Jason Winter and his team.
The share style food dishes, coupled with Clovely Estate's award winning wines, and the cross-table conversations between strangers and friends alike created a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere at Clovely Estate's Cellar Door in Red Hill.
Guests were treated to a wealth of information throughout the evening from Head Chef Jason Winter, who sat with guests at the long table. Jason led us on a tantalising food journey between each course, revealing the many treasures of spring produce, the local origins of key items on the menu, and the importance of preparing fresh seasonal produce with a healthy dose of simplicity and authenticity.
In line with Clovely Estate's passion for promoting the South East Queensland food bowl, Chef Jason and his team sourced local produce wherever possible for each of the dishes. Oaty Joe's biscuits from 'Homestyle Bake' in Toowoomba were a delightful starter, while single origin Pepe Saya butter complimented a spread of smashed potatoes and Clovely Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil beautifully. We learned that Pepe Saya butter begins its life at a small dairy farm in Picton, NSW and is then cultured and churned at a local Brisbane factory only days before it is served. Talk about fresh!
The day before the Long Table Dinner, Chef Jason ventured to the local markets, returning to the kitchen with a mouth watering assortment of strawberries, pineapples, artichokes and more coconuts than you're likely to find on the Palm Trees of Hamilton Island!
This bountiful trip was the beginning of an explosive flavour experience that would make any self-confessed foodie weak at the knees… Caramelised pineapple and coconut cake served with citrus sorbet and chocolate dipped strawberries! This delectable dessert was served with finesse, and a chilled glass of 'sticky' – Clovely Estate's 2010 Left Field Botrytis Semillon. The smiles around the room were palpable as guests savoured their first bite.
At the end of the night, as guests farewelled their new-found friends, the air was filled with pure contentment and appreciation for the authentic food and wine that is produced right here on our door step in Queensland. We'd like to thank everyone who joined us to celebrate the Spring Harvest, and made the Long Table Dinner a night to remember.
The next Long Table Dinner will be held in the early months of 2014. We invite you to connect with us on social media or sign up to Clovely Estate's e-newsletter at www.clovely.com.au to find out when future Clovely Estate events will be held.


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In a scant 18 months, you finally will be able to have a heart attack in Gwinnett County.OK, that's probably not the best way to phrase that. But right now, if you have any of a number of heart ailments that require them to crack open your ticker, you have to make the trek into Atlanta for said service. Yep, that's just what everyone wants — a long ride in Atlanta traffic while you wonder if your heart has a few more beats left in it. A few years ago, Gwinnett Medical Center officials and local leaders saw the ridiculous nature of that situation, given that somewhere in the neighborhood of 800,000 people live here now and yet couldn't be treated in their own neighborhood. So the good folks at the hospital proposed building a facility here to take care of Gwinnett's heart patients at home and applied for permission from the state. Wanting to provide better, quicker care for heart patients should've been a slam-dunk, right? Wrong. What sounded like a great idea to Gwinnett was not so great in the eyes of other hospitals. In a move that can only be described as callous, three Atlanta-area hospitals fought against the medical center's application. And here I thought the health of patients was the top concern in the medical profession. These hospitals cited things like quality and a lack of need. But this fact is telling: Of 8,000 cardiac patients every year at Gwinnett Medical Center, 20 percent were able to be admitted. The rest went downtown. So here's my translation of these hospitals' quality and need concerns: We do all of those operations now, and we don't want to lose the business. Luckily, the state wasn't swayed, the application was approved and the Atlanta-area hospitals' appeals denied. On Wednesday, Gwinnett Medical Center broke ground on its new open-heart facility, which will also add to existing cardiac service. My wife has had to spend some time in a couple of different hospitals in recent months (not heart-related, thank God), one in Athens and one in Gwinnett. During those visits, I couldn't help but notice how many times I heard "Code Blue, cardiac" or some similar announcement over the public address system. Each time I said a silent prayer that whomever that call was for would be OK. I also hoped they wouldn't need a trip downtown because I'm no doctor, but I'm guessing your chances of surviving get worse the farther you have to go to get treated in a cardiac emergency. In about a year and a half that's one less thing Gwinnett residents will have to worry about. That's a thought that does the heart good. E-mail Nate McCullough at email@example.com. His column appears on Fridays.
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Orectolobus hutchinsihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T42717A10747378.en
|Scientific Name:
|Orectolobus hutchinsi
|Species Authority:
|Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006
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|Data Deficient ver 3.1
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|Huveneers, C. & McAuley, R.B.
|Valenti, S.V. & Pollard, D. (Shark Red List Authority)
The Western Wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi) is a relatively recently described, medium-sized (to at least 149 cm TL) wobbegong shark, endemic to Australia. This species is known only from shallow waters on the continental shelf off southwestern Australia, between Coral Bay and Groper Bluff, at depths of 0.1-106 m. The Western Wobbegong is captured as bycatch of a commercial gillnet fishery targeting sharks, a rock lobster (pot) fishery and some small demersal trawl fisheries. Although some information is available about the reproductive biology and age and growth of Western Wobbegong, not enough is known about the impacts of commercial wobbegong catches to assess the species beyond Data Deficient. Further research is required on the possible fishery impacts on this species.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Eastern Indian Ocean: an Australian endemic, known only from the inner continental shelf off southwestern Australia from Coral Bay (23°08'S, 113°46'E) to Groper Bluff (34°30'S, 118°54'E) (Last et al. 2006).
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Indian Ocean – eastern
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|Unknown, but more frequently observed in gillnet and trawl bycatches than other smaller orectolobids (i.e., O. floridus and O. parvimaculatus).
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|Found on the continental shelf at depths of 0.1-106 m (Chidlow et al. 2007). The species reaches at least 149 cm TL (Last et al. 2006). Male specimens were mature at 112 cm TL and female specimens at 110 cm TL. Females probably breed every two or three years and produce 18-29 young per litter after a gestation of 9-11 months, with parturition occurring between July and September (Chidlow 2003). Offspring are born at a size of 22-26 cm TL with an embryonic sex ratio that does not significantly differ from 1:1 (Chidlow 2003). Orectolobus hutchinsi are considered opportunistically-selective feeders that prefer a diet of demersal teleosts and octopi (Chidlow 2003).
Von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated from vertebral cross-sections and an assumed annual banding pattern were L = 149.45 and K = 0.117 year-1. Although the periodicity of vertebral band formation in captive animals did not support synchronous annual vertebral band deposition, captive growth rates matched those predicted with an annual band-deposition frequency (Chidlow et al. 2007).
|Major Threat(s):
Orectolobus hutchinsi is a component of the bycatch of a commercial fishery that targets sharks, primarily with demersal gillnets, off the southern and lower west coasts of Western Australia. Wobbegongs are also caught within the rock lobster (pot) fishery and some small demersal trawl fisheries. Wobbegongs were targeted by a few vessels using demersal longlines in the same fishery until the use of that gear was restricted in 2006. That fishery's mean annual wobbegong catch was about 45 tonnes year-1 (range 35-68 tonnes) between 1999 and 2006 (McAuley 2007). Although wobbegong catches are generally not reported to individual species, small wobbegongs (<150 cm) are selectively discarded alive (Chidlow et al. 2007, McAuley unpublished data). Thus, O. Hutchinsi is believed to be a small component of those aggregated catches with only large specimens being kept.
Small orectolobids also occur in commercial rock lobster pots throughout temperate coastal Western Australian waters (Chidlow et al. 2007). However, as all sharks and rays are now commercially protected throughout Western Australia, wobbegongs generally cannot be retained by State-managed commercial fishing vessels unless they are operating in the managed shark fishery.
The retained catch of wobbegongs by recreational fishers off the west coast of Australia has been estimated at approximately 1,000 animals year-1 (Sumner and Williamson, 1999). Although the species composition of recreational wobbegong catches is unknown, it is suspected that the majority may be comprised of O. hutchinsi.
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All sharks and rays are commercially protected under Western Australian law. This regulation essentially restricts the retention of all shark and ray products by commercial fishing vessels other than those operating in the State's managed shark fishery.
Relative to the area known to be occupied by O. hutchinsi, shark fishing effort (mainly demersal gillnet) is sparsely distributed and managed via time-gear input controls. The managed shark fishery's catches and fishing effort are routinely monitored through analyses of statutory daily/trip logbook data and the fishery's target stocks are subject to regular stock assessments.
The use of commercial shark fishing gear (large mesh gillnets and demersal longlines) is prohibited north of 26°30' S latitude to 120° E longitude off the north coast, which may include the northern extent of the species' range.
The use of metal snoods (gangions) is commercially prohibited throughout Western Australian waters (except for a small amount of demersal longline effort in the managed shark fishery and pelagic mackerel troll lines).
Recreational fishers are subject to a daily bag limit of two sharks per person.
This species is potentially protected in the following Australian Marine Protected Areas, Marine Parks and nature reserves:
Ningaloo Marine Park, WA
Shark Bay Marine Park, WA
Jurien Bay Marine Park, WA
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, WA
Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, WA
Marmion Marine Park , WA
|Huveneers, C. & McAuley, R.B. 2009. Orectolobus hutchinsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T42717A10747378. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T42717A10747378.en . Downloaded on 04 October 2015.
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Estate Management Companies.
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Seanad Eireann Debate
Senator Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister to the House. His presence is an indication of the importance of the subject of unregulated management companies. I understand a high level interdepartmental group is expected to deliver recommendations on this issue in the new year. While I recognise and welcome the fact that some form of resolution is in sight, residents affected by this legislative black hole deserve and expect some form of clarification in terms of the measures that will be put in place.
In my own area estates like Glasheen and
Kilbreck in Stamullen, Northlands, Woodside and Grangerath in the east Meath area, and Dunboyne Castle estate are all being run by management companies. While all the companies in the estates I mentioned are well run, competent and efficient, an unregulated system and manage[1652]ment model is in nobody's interest. Many residents who have ended up as members or directors of those companies did not envisage they would have to take on that commitment and the hard work when they bought a house in their estate. It is vital that a well-thought out, comprehensive regulatory framework is put in place in the interests of all parties.
In July 2006, the then Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Dick Roche, issued a directive to local authorities that no more management companies be put in place for traditional housing estates. He recognised that some sort of management company might be necessary for multi-unit apartment blocks but only for the corridors that are shared and private car park areas. He indicated also that all essential public services should be taken in charge as soon as possible by the local authority upon completion of the estate. That directive was of no practical benefit to those people tied in to management estates throughout the country. Why should residents in Meath, Louth and beyond have to pay for essential services when an estate across the road from them gets those same essential services for free?
The establishment of management companies was included in the planning conditions of many of these developments. In a number of cases the necessity to sign up for that management company was hidden in the small print of the contract and many people were unaware they were signing up for it, and many of their solicitors did not tell them, until they got the bills a year later. I will not make an issue of that but it is essential something is done about it.
The problem for these residents does not end there. If a developer refuses to hand over control of the company, residents are often powerless to make decisions that affect their own estates. It is essential, therefore, that any new legislation clarifies and defines the handover process from the original management company to the residents.
Cases have arisen in Dublin where management companies have not held annual general meetings and are failing to make the relevant declarations and returns on behalf of the companies. That can give rise to significant financial and legal difficulties for residents. I emphasise that many of those management companies are extremely well run. People give up their leisure time to ensure their estates are run well. That is not the issue. The issue is that residents should not have been put in this position in the first instance. It is important we take the opportunity now to put in place proper legislative regulations to put those companies on a sound basis. I appreciate the Minister coming into the House to respond.
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Brian Lenihan): I thank Senator [1653]Hannigan. The issue of the regulation of management companies is a topical one and I welcome the opportunity to inform Seanad Éireann of ongoing developments in this area.
One of the most striking features of the property market in Ireland in recent years has been the growth in the number of multi-unit developments. These may comprise blocks of apartments, some of which may contain commercial elements, or mixed developments of multi-unit blocks and stand-alone housing. The majority of these developments involve the establishment of a property management company to take ownership of the common areas and to hold the freehold interest in the individual units. As Senator Hannigan fairly pointed out, many of these management companies have been required by conditions imposed by the planning authority.
Essentially, a property management company comprises owners of units within the development. The main role of the property management company is to retain ownership of the common areas in the development, both internal and external, and the task of the directors, who comprise those from among the owners who are prepared to undertake the responsibility, is to manage the complex for the benefit of all the residents and owners. I agree with Senator Hannigan. The question of when the apartment or house owner gets the transition to exercising effectively his or her rights in this management company is an important issue which requires to be addressed.
As part of its second programme of law reform, the Law Reform Commission undertook to examine the issues pertaining to the multi-unit development sector. In including this area in its programme, the Law Reform Commission was conscious that the growth of the sector had been unprecedented and that the law surrounding multi-unit developments was unclear and required examination.
I am sure Senator Hannigan is aware that in December 2006, the commission published its consultation paper which drew attention to a broad range of issues arising in regard to the governance and operation of such developments. The issues included, first, the manner in which company law applies to property management companies; second, the role of developers and planning authorities in the proper functioning of the law surrounding multi-unit developments; third, the unclear distinction between managing agents and management companies; and, fourth, consumer protection issues, including the calculation of service charges, sinking funds and dispute resolution. The paper also dealt with the possible introduction of a regulator for this sector.
It is important to stress that, as with all such papers published by the commission, the consul[1654]tation paper is the basis for discussion and that any recommendations, conclusions and suggestions contained in it are provisional. As usual on the publication of a consultation paper, the commission has invited submissions on the subject matter and on the provisional recommendations contained in the paper. Following the period of consultation and further reflection the Law Reform Commission will publish, in due course, its final report and recommendations on the subject of multi-unit developments. I share Senator Hannigan's anxiety that we hear from the Law Reform Commission on this subject as quickly as possible because a final report from the commission is essential to allow me prepare legislation in this area.
It is clear to anyone reading the consultation paper that the subject matter of multi-unit developments is very complex. The Government is acutely aware that measures to address difficulties in the multi-unit development section may require initiatives over several policy fields such as planning and development law, company law, consumer protection law and the development of regulatory structures.
For that reason, following the publication of the consultation paper, the Government established the high level, interdepartmental committee referred to by the Senator in his contribution. That committee must assist in the development of a coherent and comprehensive response to the broad range of issues arising in regard to multi-unit developments and the operation of property management companies.
The committee has met on seven occasions to date and is examining the issues raised by the commission in the consultation paper. A key task of the committee is to identify the legislative and administrative actions to be taken in response to recommendations for legislative reforms which will be set out in the forthcoming report.
It is important also to distinguish between the property management company and the property management agent. The company is made up of the owners in the multi-unit development whereas the agent undertakes property related services under contract for the property management company.
Legislation to establish the Property Services Regulatory Authority, which will regulate both auctioneers and property management agents, is being drafted and I intend to publish it as early as possible in the new year. An implementation group has been established to assist and advise on practical matters relating to the establishment of the new authority and to prepare for the new licensing system. The authority will be located in Navan in County Meath. I had the honour of opening its offices last Friday. The reason the authority has been established on a provisional basis pending the enactment of the legislation is [1655]to ensure that once the legislation is enacted, we can proceed to implementation as quickly as possible.
The group has published a code of practice for auctioneers and estate agents. This is voluntary in character until the legislation is adopted. The group is preparing a similar code for property management agents which it will introduce early in the new year. Again, that will be voluntary in character until the legislation comes into operation.
The implementation group has also compiled and published a public register of licensed auctioneers and estate agents which it intends to extend to property management agents in due course. It is all too easy to say the new authority is only operating on a voluntary basis. It is better that the authority operates on that basis pending the establishment of the authority than we wait for the enactment of the legislation to have an authority up and running in this area. The issues raised by the Senator are urgent and must be addressed in a brief timeframe.
During the consultation period, a number of initiatives were taken by Departments and State bodies to address some of the difficulties faced by residents in multi-unit developments. Further action in this area will include the issue of new planning guidelines on residential development which will update and expand on the residential density guidelines.
Regarding the taking in charge of residential estates, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government informed planning authorities in a circular letter of July 2006 that they should not attach conditions requiring management companies to planning permissions for traditional housing estates, that is, estates of houses with individual private gardens except in specific circumstances. The circular acknowledged, however, that further consideration needed to be given to the issue of responsibility for the maintenance of certain shared facilities in newer estates comprising a mix of houses, duplexes and apartments.
Accordingly, the Department established a working group in August 2006 representative of local authorities, architects, planners and consumer interests to consider this issue. The group has completed its work and produced suggested draft policy guidance. The Minister has asked his [1656]officials to re-examine a number of issues, especially in the context of the new programme for Government.
Earlier this year, the National Consumer Agency established a forum that was attended by many of the interested parties in the sector. Negotiations are ongoing with the house building sector on the establishment of a voluntary code of conduct in respect of multi-unit developments. Similar discussions are being held with the property management agency sector, which is under my remit. That code will be ready early next year. The NCA has also developed a training module that will seek to address an acknowledged gap in the understanding of owners of units in apartment blocks of their rights and roles as members of management companies.
In a similar vein but concentrating on the company law side of the equation, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is developing a document for members of property management companies that will outline from that perspective the role of the company and its responsibilities as regards compliance with requirements under the Companies Acts.
I await with great eagerness the report of the Law Reform Commission. While property management companies are regulated by traditional company law, it is clear from recent years' experience that their distinctive features require distinctive regulation. The Departments involved have asked my Department and me to co-ordinate a response.
Senator Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Like him, I welcomed the opening of the new office in Navan and the website last week.
The Minister referred to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's draft policy guidance and the fact that its Minister may tweak some of the recommendations. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is considering producing a document for residents. Is there a timeframe for the production of either document?
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He becomes the third Sox to win the award, joining Jon Lester and Bret Saberhagen. From the Britton article:
Red Sox pitcher John Lackey has won the Tony Conigliaro Award, given annually to the major-league pitcher who has overcome adversity through the spirit of determination and courage embodied by Conigliaro. Lackey will be honored at the Boston Baseball Writers' Dinner January 23, where members of Conigliaro's family will be present.


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Bob Warman, 58, is the head golf coach at Collins Hill. The longtime Gwinnett County coach has spent the past 32 years coaching everything from baseball to football to slowpitch and fastpitch softball and golf.
In this installment of "Getting to Know..." staff writer Ben Beitzel talks with Warman about how he now spends his birthday, making the transition from Maryland to Phenix City, Ala., and the effects of coaching golf on his game.
BB: You just turned 58.
BW: March 10. At Apple Mountain (golf tournament). It always seems like Apple Mountain wants to have their tournament on my birthday, but it's alright. It's no problem.
BB: Well, how'd the team do?
BW: We played good. It was a 24-team tournament all day Saturday. We probably finished in the middle of the pack.
BB: OK. So I've got it right, run me through all you've coached. It's a long list.
BW: Oh yeah. Twenty-five years of baseball, 10 years of football, 10 years of girls softball and now, what, eight years of golf. So this is my 32nd year. Retirement is just around the corner, probably not too far off. Maybe when I'm 60.
BB: With all those sports, do you have a favorite?
BW: I enjoyed them all. Baseball was my first love. Baseball is what put me through college. I played baseball at Columbus State. Girls softball was fun because that was my first head coaching position. That was a different thing. Football, of course, I enjoyed football. I played football in high school, not college. But, you know, you get hired for football and you coach other things. At South Gwinnett I did football and baseball. Then, later on, I gave up the football to take over the softball. That was back when it was slowpitch. Then we went fastpitch and I was asked to go to Collins Hill and open it up and we went fastpitch.
It was all in Gwinnett County. A lot of people have different places, but all mine has been in Gwinnett County.
BB: Are you from here?
BW: No. I am from Columbus. Well, not from Columbus, I went to Columbus State.
BB: Where'd you go to high school?
BW: I went to high school 11 years in Maryland and then my dad retired from the military, he was an officer in the Army, and then we moved to Phenix City, Ala., just on the other side of the bridge from Columbus. So I went to Smith's Station High School in Alabama. It's one of the bigger schools in Alabama now. They were good in everything. My best year of high school sports was my senior year at Smith's Station High School.
BB: You just like it down south better?
BW: Everything just ... You're right, that's a good question. Every pass I dropped for three years in football, I caught everything at Smith's Station.
BB: Was the move from Maryland to Phenix City a tough one?
BW: Yeah. Yeah. The first day I got to Smith's Station High School I had a letter from my coach in Maryland saying, 'He's a pretty good athlete and he's very good in baseball.' So they dressed me out the first day that I was there and put me in uniform. They were playing the last game of the year before the state playoffs two nights later. The coach had me throw batting practice and then after the game, he took me out to the outfield and, excuse me, ran the (life) out of me to see what kind of shape I was in. He ran me from foul pole to foul pole, I guess it was about 10, 15 of them. I was dying. I hadn't run in a month and it was Alabama 80, 90 degree weather and they wore black and white so I had me a black windbreaker on. He's about 6-foot-6 and he had his kid up on his shoulders and he's watching me run. And then I died. I just died. The last one I ran I just hit the ground, I was out. We had a dirt infield so he had an old yellow bus that he used to drag the infield. He told me, 'Normally, I don't let anybody have a ride back to the fieldhouse, but this will be an exception, I will give you a ride so you can crawl in.' I crawled in and that was the beginning. Two nights later we were playing in the state playoffs and we were getting beat and he put me in the last inning to pitch and I walked the first guy, picked him off and struck out the next two.
The next year, that just set the tone. That was a long time ago.
BB: How long were you the head baseball coach at Collins Hill?
BW: I was the head baseball coach at Collins Hill the first nine years. I just got burnt out. And I went right to golf. I think golf was my second love and I went right into golf and I was calm in my decision. In 25 years of (baseball) you get ... you know, cutting grass, dragging fields, you get tired. This golf, it's just nice.
BB: What did you enjoy the most about baseball in all those years that surprised you?BW: The biggest thing is working with the kids and seeing them be successful. That is the biggest thing. When you have a kid that improves and gets better and he has a little taste of success. Especially the ones that go on to play in college, that makes me really appreciate what I do. The other thing is, I've missed a lot of coaches. The camaraderie you have with coaches and so on. I had a lot of friends in 25 years of coaching baseball. I went all the way through president of the Georgia Dugout Club. I went all the way from the bottom and worked my way all the way to the top. I coached the high school all-star game back when they had it in Athens. You just meet so many people. Coaching buddies. I miss all the coaching buddies. Competing against each other and going to clinics and hanging out. There is a big family in athletics, a big family in coaching that a lot of time people don't want to bring up.
BB: Do you still watch baseball?
BW: I watch it, yeah. But I am more into golf now than I'd ever thought I'd be. I live on a golf course. That's nice.
BB: Did you always play golf, or has that come later in life?
BW: I played probably since I was 12 years old, but nothing serious until I got into coaching.
BB: So are you at the top of your game now, at 58?
BW: Oh yeah. I parred four in a row today and that's all I played.
BB: Good time to stop.
BW: I am not into walking and carrying a bag. I am into a cart. That's what (the young kids) do.
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Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East, published by Norton, is a new anthology of (obviously) Middle Eastern literature. Here, the anthology's editor, Reza Aslan, is interviewed on The Colbert Report. My favorite line is when Aslan says: "In all the secret Muslim gatherings that we have …Read more →
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According to an article by Steven Greenhouse in The New York Times, that's around 25% of the 3,386 religious discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the year ending September 30, 2009–an awful lot considering that Muslims make up less than 2% of the population in …Read more →
Or at least that's what Frank Rich, citing Salon's Justin Elliott, wrote in his August 22 op-ed column, "How Fox Betrayed Petraeus." (You can find links if you click through to the whole column.) We owe thanks to Justin Elliott of Salon for the single most revealing account of this …Read more →
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In YAM 1.3.3 - 1.3.5, RESULT was set to the number of sent mails, or -1 in case of failure. The former could sometimes come in handy, and should be probably put back.
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Currently the MAILSEND command just triggers sending the mail in a separate thread and hence cannot return the number of sent mails anymore as the send process most probably is not finished yet when the triggering returns.
However, changing this into a blocking call would require a MUI object to be notified when all mails have been sent. Unforturnately there is no such object to let ARexx commands wait for the completition of a thread. At least currently I don't know of a way how to archive this.
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Spindizzies: Gas-Powered Model Racers
Editor's Note: We heard recently from Robert Pease, who alerted us that a few copies of Eric Zausner's 1998 book, Spindizzies: Gas-Powered Model Racers, are still available, so we asked Pease and Zausner to share an excerpt from the book. Pease told us that while the book originally retailed for $300, he's offering them on sale exclusively for Hemmings readers at $159, plus $10 shipping and handling. For more information, e-mail Pease or call him at 800-935-6913.
At a small antique show in the mid-1980s, I spotted an old red model of a race car, with a working "airplane" engine for power. I'd never seen anything like it, but it was irresistible – big, well made and obviously a real racer, but in miniature. The dealer said it was a "Dooling." It didn't mean a thing to me, but I bought it on the spot. I was hooked. I have now been collecting for over 10 years and I'm still learning and opening shipping containers packed with new surprises – even though I now have over 300 cars!
These miniature vintage racers are also diverse – from early midget and Indy cars to sleek streamliners and innovative hot rods. Famous racers, big-time manufacturers and individual craftsmen of unparalleled talent combined to create a diversity of models that is staggering. And racing improved the breed.
From its start in the late 1930s until the hobby almost withered away in the mid 1950s, these miniature racers evolved as rapidly as cars in the real world – more powerful engines, more sophisticated suspensions and drive systems and improved aerodynamics. Spindizzies are a unique combination of racing history, Americana, art and automotive technology – and it doesn't take an aircraft hangar to house your collection!
This book has four very different objectives. First, it's a "cocktail table" book for car nuts, with lots of large full-color pictures. Second, I hope it will be a useful reference source, with all the major cars available to the author documented with pictures and key identification facts. Third, the early chapters highlight the evolution of the technology and paint a picture of some of the leaders in the hobby. Last, but not least, for the first time, an extensive summary and display of English and European models is presented.
Finally, a word about the title. These cars raced initially on a tether (cable) anchored to a central pivot, and as speeds increased one needed to spin around to watch them – just like flying a model airplane with the same dizzying sensation – hence the nickname "Spindizzies."
The earliest existing Spindizzy known to the author. First constructed and run by Colonel Alexander in 1936. Now with a circa 1940 Ohlsson engine and Dooling Mercury nose piece that he installed. Jamie Miller was the driver of Alexander's real Indy racer. This model was acquired from Alexander's daughter, Martha Alexander Tull.
NHRA Museum hosts spindizzies exhibit
As anybody who's walked the aisles at Hershey can attest, tether cars – also known as spindizzies – have long enjoyed collectible status, and interest in the cars has soared in recent years. And like many other American-born and bred motorsports, tether car racing got its start in Southern California, so it's only appropriate that an exhibit dedicated to the sport and to the cars comes to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
The exhibit, which opened earlier this month, includes more than 100 cars, as well as memorabilia and photographs from the history of the sport, which began in the late 1930s and picked up steam in the post-war years, spreading across the country and leading several manufacturers to offer chassis, bodies and engines for the cars. The sport even influenced full-size automobile racing: It's widely known that Fran Hernandez and other hot rodding pioneers got the idea to run nitromethane from the burgeoning spindizzy scene.
The sport continues today, with the American Miniature Racing Car Association overseeing competition at three tether car racing tracks across the country. Highly tuned engines and aerodynamic bodies make the cars capable of reaching actual (not scale) speeds of more than 200 MPH.
The exhibit at the NHRA Museum will run through April 19, 2012. For more information, visit museum.nhra.com.
The tiniest of midget cars
Because we haven't featured nearly enough newsreel footage or spin dizzy action around here comes this featurette titled Midget Motor Mania. According to the American Miniature Racing Car Association, these tiny six-pound versions of popular race cars were a hit with kids across the land.
Give a boy or man a motor, and the battle of skill and daring against the power of machines brings out fast and furious action – also the newsreel cameraman!
We can thank those intrepid cameramen for capturing this footage of auto racing for kids the way it used to be. Dizzy thrills and deadly spills, and watch that whirling, spinning, crash! Well not really. Check out the video for race cars that burn up an ounce of fuel per quarter mile.
Four-Links – stolen ute, Ape van, Lee Breedlove tether car, hand tool compendium
* As we did last week, we'll lead off this week's Four-Links with notice of a stolen car. In this case, it's a Holden HQ Ute, painted "Kermit frog green" and powered by a 350. A Ford ZH Fairlane was also stolen from the same shop near Windsor in New South Wales, Australia. These thieves gotta be smoking something potent if they think they can hide something like a green ute.
* Never seen a bus built from a Piaggio Ape? That's because, according to apevintage.com, some old bodyman in southern Italy built just one in the 1950s, using parts from Fiats and Lancias. He probably could have thought of a better routing for the exhaust too. (via)
* Over on the AMC Forum, member AMX09652 showed off his new tether car, bashed together from an Ertl 1/18 scale AMX model and a Veco 0.19 engine. I wonder why we haven't seen more tether cars with unusual body selections?
* Old car guys tend to like other old mechanical things from the same eras, so we imagine a few of you would be interested in Alloy Artifacts, an "online resource for 20th century hand tools and the companies that made them." (via)
* Ryan over at the Jalopy Journal is trying to track down info on the First Annual Car Club Day and Autocade at Disneyland exactly 50 years ago today. Some interesting comments in response, but nothing solid as of this writing.
* Finally, an article from the February 1929 issue of Modern Mechanics, highlighting a few re-uses of Model T Fords, including the two-cylinder air compressor above, similar to (and predating) the Schramm that we highlighted a couple years back. Nowadays, we just pour liquid glass down the throats of old Ford engines.
what I saw at Daytona – tether cars and a mystery car
Take a few days off around here and you spend the next week catching up. Weekend before last I spent a day hoofing around the infield at Daytona for the spring swap and show. Not a bad event, though certainly not a huge event. I did, however, come across this small table of tether cars (tethered cars, for you linguistic detail-oriented types), including a Dooling Frog (or, at least, a Dooling Frod lookalike) and assorted parts. No price tags, though, and no vendor to interrogate.
And then late in the day, with my dogs barking and my sunblock expiring, I came across this specimen entering the car corral area.
Not a shade of a clue to its identity, but I figured I'd grab a shot and try to figure it out when I got back to the office. No such luck, so I'm handing it off to you, dear readers.
Tether car racing in the 1940s
Never expected this.
While wandering the rows at Hershey last year, I ducked into one tent just to escape the rain for a few minutes and came across a table full of tether cars of all sorts and shapes. Snapped a pic, went on my way, and I didn't think to get the vendor's name or contact information.
Couple weeks ago, Suzy Hollidge saw the picture in our coverage of Hershey in Hemmings Motor News, showed the picture to her husband and shot me an email:
To his surprise, one of those [tether racers] pictured was made by his father, over 50 years ago, (who made only 2) we have the original pictures. Is there anyway to contact the individual who has these cars? His was the last one on the right.
Right about then I started to regret not getting the vendor's contact information. And I know nothing about tether racers – not even where to start looking for information about them – so I thought I'd stick the pic up here and see if anybody knows anything. But what about those pictures?
White: this is an interesting picture because almost all of the cars here were built by Dooling Brothers, save for one Rexner, which was a $50 car and pretty rare. Doolings ran about $35, a little more affordable then
So Suzy sent me the following photos, all taken at a tether car club event in Boston in the late 1940s. She identified the pipe-smoking gent on the far left as John Hollidge, her husband, Henry's, father.
The streamliner car was supposed to be left to my husband, but had disappeared during a divorce in the late '40s.
White: This young man is almost certainly setting the mixture on his carburetor
White: The white car by the boy's knee is the Rexner, which was a front-wheel-drive car. The two smaller ones in front were rarer and smaller Class B cars


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