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APOLLO BEACH - One of the more memorable themes of the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams was, "If you build it, they will come."
At Mira Bay in Apollo Beach, it doesnt even have to be built - they will come anyway.
Early on a sunny, Florida Saturday morning in mid-June people lined up at the welcome center to see - and sign up for - a new line of homes that will soon be built. Known as Paired Villas, the homes are on the low end of Mira Bay pricing - roughly $200,000.
Of course that low end of Mira Bay is well above the median Tampa Bay home price of $132,900. At Mira Bay, however, 200 grand is a bargain. Although no one has yet moved into the development, the average sale has been around $600,000.
The open house was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. "By 7:30 in the morning we had 10 deals done on the porch," said Susie Nolan Marler of Mira Bay.
One man camped out overnight in the welcome centers parking lot to make sure that he would be first in line.
According to Mira Bay staff members, he is an officer at MacDill and told them he has spent nights in a lot worse places. No one was shooting at him at Mira Bay.
The man was the first one in the door that morning, the first one to sign a contract for one of the new Sea Crest Villas.
For his night in the parking lot, that man literally earned $18,400 in appreciation on his new, as of yet non-existent home.
Not a bad deal for a night in a parking lot.
The first five Sea Crest units started out at $191,500. By the next day, the price for the very same unit was $209,900.
Over the weekend, the Mira Bay plan called for selling between 10 and 15 units. By the second day nearly 30 units had sold. Six million dollars in real estate traded hands in just 48 hours.
Welcome to paradise.
Meet the Neighbors
If all goes according to plan there will be roughly 3,130 new neighbors to meet in South Hillsborough county this year.
Reading the area newspapers, including this one, could give many the idea that south county will soon be overwhelmed with really rich people. In fact when I made appointments with four area real estate firms to research this article I asked each of them who is buying the homes with prices to $2 million. Three of the four brokers instantly responded with "really rich people."
There is no doubt that a high income level is required to buy many of the homes in Mira Bay but that doesnt mean that well soon have a bunch of new rich people here.
The truth of the matter is that rich people are already here.
"We dont qualify for enterprise grants and free zones because our economic base is pretty high," said Daniel Kushmer, director of the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce.
What that means is few agencies in the government feel sorry for the community because it is comparatively wealthy.
Rich people, like poor people, like middle income people come here because it is a nice place to live. Mira Bay is just giving wealthier people a new outlet. It is meeting the demand of that segment of the market.
And it is clear that they are buying. "In the planning stage our price range was from $200 to $500 thousand," said John Heagney, public relations director for Mira Bay. "We realized pretty early on that we were going to have million dollar homes in a heartbeat. We already have contracts for 1.5 million dollar homes. Our average contract is around $600,000."
But the 1,700 homes that will be built over the next several years in Mira Bay are not the whole story. It is not just wealthy people moving here - everyone is moving here and every segment of race, financial background, religious belief and age is making south county their home.
"Our buyers are coming from everywhere," said Luanne DeCarbo of Signature Realty in Apollo Beach. "Im working with a lot of out of state people as well as local people who are investing."
DeCarbo went on to describe what could be a new phenomenon. "Im finding that a lot of parents are buying houses for their children. Theyre helping their kids because their kids will never see interest rates this low again."
Interest rates may be low but home prices in south county have risen dramatically over the past few years.
Despite that, however, all of the realtors interviewed for this story feel that compared to the rest of the nation, prices are still very low here. But the price increases have helped some of the local people cash in.
"I think most of the buyers are still working people," said Signatures Judi Brogden. "Theyve had a house that has come up so much in value that they are selling and buying up. A house someone bought for $80,000 twenty years ago may now be worth $250,000."
Craig Beggins of Century 21 Beggins Enterprises agrees. "From what Ive seen, its mostly local people buying in places like Mira Bay. We are seeing people coming from Brandon, people coming from Tampa."
Mira Bays Heagney also acknowledges that many buyers are coming from the local market. "We have people coming from all over the place - out of state, one or two from out of the country, but were getting a lot of buyers from the Tampa Bay area."
The rich people are already here and they are us.
Of course not everyone is buying in Mira Bay. Kings Lake and Covington Park between Gibsonton and Apollo Beach are quickly selling new homes priced from around $100,000. New, moderately priced subdivisions are literally flooding down U.S. 301 from Riverview. Many of those homes are selling for below the Tampa Bay median price.
A good number of those buyers arent retired, they are working couples, often with children.
Hillsborough County has always bucked the trends in Florida. The average age of county residents, around 35 years, is well below the state average age. It is, in fact, almost exactly the average age of the country as a whole. Sun City Center, with an average age around 75, is the only major retirement center in the county.
And even Sun City Center may be getting younger.
"Were continuing to see a lot more younger buyers," said Marge Connolly of A-1 Agents in Sun City Center. "We used to see many buyers in their 70s and now were getting more people in their 50s and 60s. It does seem to be a younger group of people."
But building the kind of wealth necessary to buy in high end developments takes time. There are few first time home buyers in the $600,000 price range.
So what about the other end of the economic spectrum? Will people of average to lower income soon be priced out of the area?
"People will probably keep coming," said Sister Maureen Smith of the Redlands Christian Migrant Association. "There has been a lot of new housing, supposedly for low income people but I dont think that the rents are that low," she continued. "Perhaps two families will have to live in one unit to afford it."
"Some of the [older, less expensive] housing around here is not really great housing," she said. "But a lot of people take pride in what they have. Its usually better than what they had before and they will try to keep that little house up. Its not an elegant mansion like what they have in Mira Bay but its their home."
Homes for Hillsborough is a nonprofit homebuilder based in Ruskin. For years the organization has been building homes in south county, requiring new home owners to put in 600 hours of sweat equity in the building of their new home and neighborhood. In exchange for their work, home buyers receive a substantial discount from the market value and assistance with the down payment.
The organization is currently building Summerview Oaks, a 72 home development on Big Bend Road and U.S. 301 and is working towards creating a 200 home subdivision in Ruskin.
"Our home owners are the same people who live anywhere," said executive director Earl Pfeiffer. "They have good credit and good jobs and they have pride in their home. They helped to build it."
According to Pfieffer, the new homes planned for Ruskin will have a market value of between $110 and $120 thousand. Because of the sweat equity, they will sell in the upper $80s.
"Our homes will have the same appearance and the same quality as any private sector subdivision," he said.
The migration in south county appears to be part of a larger continuum. Local residents are selling out and buying up, young people from Tampa and all over are buying in. South Hillsborough is becoming a destination.
Craig Beggins likes what he sees on both ends of the spectrum, from Homes for Hillsborough to Mira Bay. He is also confident that everyone will benefit.
"The rising tide raises all ships," he said. "We need diversity in the community and home ownership is the American Dream. Everyone is going to benefit from the same rising tide."
Next Week:
The tide is apparently rising in South Hillsborough and that is fueling rumors about home improvement centers, grocery stores and restaurants coming to the area. Are we destined to become another Brandon? What will happen to your town? Do you even have a town? Find out next week in part three: Its a Bird, Its a Plane, Its a Home Depot!


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On Tuesday October 10, 2011 the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics held a seminar entitled The Mobility Revolution in the Ivory V. Nelson Center for the Sciences, which focused on the potential integration of Apple iPad technology to transform the classroom atmosphere into a digital learning environment at Lincoln University. With the current pace of technological advances, it is crucial that the university remains abreast with the utilization of technology in academia in order to provide students with the skills to be competitive in their respective fields.
John Landis, Apple Education Development Executive, focused on the economics, marketing and pedagogy surrounding the use of the Apple iPad in the collegiate environment. According to Landis, the iPad is an affordable tool that can significantly reduce printing costs, creates an attractive feature for perspective students and offers convenient mobile access to course materials. The Information Age has dramatically altered the role of professors from being the primary source of content to serving as a conduit for understanding concepts. The iPad is the instrument that can supply the content for students so the classroom setting can be used for in-depth discussion. Landis emphasized the iPad features and applications that are relevant to the classroom such as personal student planners, language support, video recording capabilities, notebooks, Inkling and Good Reader. A prominent highlight of the seminar was the ePub textbook application that enables students to view video or audio files in textbooks and make notations without an internet connection. The use of the Apple iPad will afford both students and faculty with the opportunity to harness the potential of technology to enhance their intellectual growth and adequately prepare for the future.
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Hahnenkamm races Kitzbühel
First International Hahnenkamm Race.
A variety of slopes within the Hahnenkamm Ski Area are used as venues for the Hahnenkamm.
1932 - 1961
Ladies races run within the framework of the Hahnenkamm Races
Construction of the Brückenschuss as part of the downhill run
1938 - 1945
World War II interrupts the string of Hahnenkamm races
The Streif and Ganslern establish themselves as the runs for the Hahnenkamm Races
Upgrade to racing standards of the "Startschuss","Mausefalle" and "Steilhang Einfahrt" downhill stretches
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Intensive work to upgrade safety along the entire length of the Streif.
Further intensive safety improvements along the Streif and Ganslern runs, along with on-going improvements in spectator services. Running of Sprint-Downhill and Super-G as a third element within the framework of Hahnenkamm competition.
Staging of the first sprint downhill in two runs at the 50th Anniversary Races "KITZ-KIRI-SKI"
After being forced to cancel the Hahnenkamm in 1964, 1988 and 1993 due to poor snow conditions, the Kitzbühel Lift Co. installs artificial snow-making equipment to provide total coverage along the Streif and Ganslern runs. Construction of the Seidlalm jump.
Through the intensive efforts of the event organizers, the Hahnenkamm Race has proven itself ready for the 21st century. The K.S.C. will continue striving to move forwards, collaborating closely with all its organizational partners to ensure that the Hahenkamm race ist the leading race in the ski circuit.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Ernie Fletcher extended his fundraising lead over his top opponent in the Republican primary, taking in $268,000 over a two-week period that ended on May 7, according to finance reports filed Monday.
Former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup of Louisville raised nearly $97,000 over the same period, according to a report filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
"It just shows the strength of the governor's campaign and the momentum we have going into the stretch run," said Fletcher campaign manager Marty Ryall. "Our fundraising continues to go extremely well."
The latest Fletcher campaign finance report showed he has raised more than $3.2 million since he and running mate Robbie Rudolph entered the May 22 primary race. He has spent more than $2.6 million and still had $567,000 in the bank at the end of the reporting period.
Fletcher spent $627,000 over the two-week period covered in the campaign finance report.
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From cutting classes to brawling in the streets, Yusuke Urameshi is not your typical role model. In fact, this kid\'\s nothing more than a fourteen-year-old delinquent with a talent for trouble. But in a single selfless act Yusuke dies while saving another. For such noble sacrifice he is given a second chance at life, but it\'\s to be a life far different than the one left behind. Now a Spirit Detective, the young man must track down demons and humans alike who desire to rule over the three realms of reality.
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A Barren County teacher is honored as one of the nation's most innovative educators.
Sue Prieskorn, a Physical Education Teacher at Barren County High School was recognized in the 2007 ING Unsung Hero's Awards Program.
Prieskorn implemented the "Feeling Good Looking Great Program," which encourages students to participate in lifetime fitness, improve their self-esteem, body image and deter obesity.
Prieskorn was one of 100 winners who received a $2,000 award to help fund her idea.
Prieskorn will now compete with other winners for one of the top three prizes.
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Finishing 2012
Bear with me, it's almost over.
The last three months of 2012 were a little hectic. It always seems like the end of the year sneaks up on me and the holidays always catch me off guard.
We started October with an American Halloween a la francais. We had a huge celebration with all of the Americans in town and let the kids go trick or treating. Nathan was so excited to not only go to a party but to dress up as a Pirate. He still talks about the party in the park, it was that fun.
apple festival only to find out that it was just people selling apples. Definitely not the apple picking we had in mind.
I felt compelled to make an American Thanksgiving meal. It was in the middle of the work week and the kids had school, but we made it our own. The meal was great, the kids wore turkey hats and best of all we had our families on Skype. It was the next best thing to being there.
November was also a HUGE day for my tiny little blog... I had my SITS Day!
Paris - just the two of us. There was the tree at Galaries Lafayette, there were lights and the Seine, it was pure magic.
We also had to say goodbye to Nathan's amazing teachers. It was such a bittersweet day. I still miss them.
In December we also took our big trip back to the States, but more on that soon!
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- Cam | Bibs and Baubles said...
The kids are adorable, as usual! You had a full year!
- January 16, 2013 at 10:36 PM
- DaniD said...
Can't wait to hear more about your trip - loving hearing about your adventures in Paris; it's like I'm there :)
- January 17, 2013 at 2:56 AM
- Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...
Great recap, I even remember those things :-)
- January 17, 2013 at 1:25 PM
- Jessica Watson said...
You always have such great adventures, my trips to library storytime aren't quite as exciting.
- January 17, 2013 at 3:39 PM
- Natalie said...
The end of the year is crazy...can't wait to hear about your trip!
- January 17, 2013 at 7:20 PM
- SkyMommy said...
Loved your recaps. Can't wait to hear about trip!
- January 18, 2013 at 2:46 AM
- Xae Nafew said...
Wow! You had a full year :)
The pictures are amazing...as usual. Will come back to read about the trip :D
- January 20, 2013 at 1:13 PM
- Blond Duck said...
Just have to say, I want a giraffe outfit like that!
- January 24, 2013 at 4:10 AM
- Shellsea said...
I love skype for that feature! I skyped my family one Christmas morning to open our gifts. and Colin was a pirate this year too, just like Nathan!
- January 24, 2013 at 4:21 PM
- JDaniel4's Mom said...
I had forgotten about your special Halloween.
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Fordham Law Alumna Patricia M. Hynes '66 Nominated as City Bar PresidentDecember 12, 2007
Fordham Law alumna Patricia M. Hynes '66, Senior Counsel at Allen & Overy LLP, has been nominated to become President of the New York City Bar Association.
On May 20, Hynes will succeed Barry Kamins as the 63rd president in the Association's 137-year history, pending the official Association election.
An acclaimed trial lawyer specializing in complex securities, commercial and criminal matters, Hynes has been included in the list of Best Lawyers in America since 1993, the National Law Journal's Profile of America's Top 50 Women Litigators, and its May 2007 Survey of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America.
"Pat Hynes's career is as an extraordinary example of Fordham Law's commitment to the service of others," said Dean and Paul Fuller Chair of Law William Michael Treanor. "Her nationally prominent work exhibits the highest degree of dedication to the community and to the integrity of the profession. I have no doubt that the New York City Bar Association will benefit from her vision and leadership if she is elected as its president."
Hynes has dedicated much of her life to public service. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1967-1982, and was Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1980-1982. In 2003, Hynes became the Chair of the Board of Directors of The Legal Aid Society, where she oversaw the restructuring that allowed the organization to avoid bankruptcy.
"I am proud and honored to have been nominated to be the next President of the New York City Bar," said Hynes. "This organization has been revered for its commitment to the rule of law, the profession and the community. If elected, this position will provide me with a unique opportunity to continue my dedication to public service, which has been of singular importance to me throughout my career, and allow me to work with my esteemed colleagues at the City Bar to carry forward its great traditions."
Hynes's commitment to maintaining the high standards of the profession have been demonstrated through her service as Chair of the Merit Selection Panel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for Magistrate Judges since 2002 and her previous chairmanship of the ABA's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.
Currently, Hynes serves as a member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department. She has been an active member of the City Bar Association, holding various leadership roles including Executive Committee Member and Association Secretary.
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Mitsubishi to delay delivery of regional jet
This will be at least the second time Mitsubishi will be postponing deliveries after it said in April 2012 that the first flight was delayed to confirm fabrication processes and complete technical studies. The Japanese company's decision would follow Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China pushing back the maiden test flight of the country's first large passenger plane to 2015 from an earlier plan for next year.
"The development of an aircraft is not easy and one will obviously face some difficulty to make and deliver the planes," said Yukihiro Kumagai, an analyst at Jefferies Japan Ltd. in Tokyo. "I am also concerned about the impact on Mitsubishi from this delay."
Mitsubishi Aircraft was earlier planning to have the first test flight of the regional jet in October. The Nagoya, Japan-based company is building 78-and 92-seater versions of the MRJ to compete with planes from Bombardier Inc. and Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA as it forecasts global demand for 5,000 similar-sized aircraft over the 20 years to 2030.
Mitsubishi won an order for 200 planes including options, worth $8.4 billion at list prices, last year from U.S. commuter carrier SkyWest Inc.
The Japanese planemaker and China's Comac follow Russian- built Superjet, a venture between Sukhoi and Finmeccanica SpA, to develop planes with a capacity to seat about 90 people. Interjet, the Mexican low-cost airline, was the first carrier outside the former Soviet Union to operate the Superjet after getting delivery in June.
Comac delayed the flight of C919, a 168-seat aircraft, because of certain procedures that aren't linked to technical matters, four company officials familiar with the plan said this month. In November, the Chinese planemaker said its smaller ARJ21 may not enter service for another two years.
Mitsubishi in March said it is set to reap the benefits of a weakening yen after securing more than $4 billion of contracts for its plane when the currency was near a record high against the dollar. The Japanese yen has declined more than 19 percent in the past year.
The Japanese aircraft maker has won 325 orders, including options, for the plane, topping the company's goal of up to 250 planes before the Mitsubishi Regional Jet's first flight, Chief Executive Officer Hideo Egawa said in an interview in Tokyo on March 8.
Bombardier wants to add a salesperson dedicated to Japan to win orders from All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. for its CSeries jet, which seats 110 to 130 passengers, Andy Solem, vice president of sales for China and North Asia, said in February.
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Shea Holbrook remembers her first ride in a racecar. She was 15, and her father took her for a spin around the track at an event at Daytona International Speedway.
"I fell in love in the passenger seat," recalled the Florida native, now 21.
A nationally ranked water skier, Holbrook gave it up to focus on motorsports. But she quickly found out that, unlike competitive sports like tennis or baseball, there was no defined path to the big leagues. "Because I was so unfamiliar about the industry, the first year that I was in motorsports like I really thought you were kind of a zero or a hero," she said.
Glass Hammer Racing was founded in Indianapolis two years ago to help young women like Holbrook who want to become competitive drivers.
Greg Gaich said he initially created GHR to introduce his three daughters to racing. "I just recently had started doing performance-driving events and found a tremendous amount of joy in it, and I wanted to find a way to share that with my daughters," he said.
Glass Hammer Racing has two main components: The GHR Experience, a training program for girls ages 10 to 16 taught by professional female drivers, and Team GHR, which supports young women pursuing motorsports careers.
The goal of Team GHR is to help women become competitive professionally. "We'd like to build a network of, primarily female, successful businesspeople who our racers can call on for guidance and advice and mentoring," Gaich said.
Team GHR establishes relationships with young female drivers like Holbrook and Collete Davis, 18, another professional driver who works with GHR. "To be a racecar driver, you spend a little bit of time at the racetrack and a lot of time talking to people to get the funding that you need in order to be able to race," Gaich said.
Motor racing is an expensive and time-consuming sport. It is difficult for male drivers to break into, and even more so for women who usually come into the sport later than males and often have no role models to follow.
Many drivers start out at an early age (often before they can drive on the road), typically racing in go-karts or midget cars. For example, NASCAR star Jeff Gordon started racing quarter-midgets (the smallest midget car) at age 5. Others, like Davis and Holbrook, start out in their teens — Davis in karting, and Holbrook in club racing and amateur rallying, which sometimes requires drivers to use their own road cars. The goal for everyone is to land a ride in a top-tier series, which requires talent and money.
Sponsorship is key in order to finance a racing career. This is the first year that Holbrook has had full sponsorship thanks to TrueCar, a car-buying website that sponsors her Honda Civic in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, a professional series that features modified road cars with full rollcages.
While finding a sponsor is rewarding, it's the racing experience that drives Holbrook. "It's exhilarating," she said. "You can't just go out there and know that you're fast, your car is fast, and your car is reliable. There's a lot of thinking going on, on the driver's end and the crew's end, during the professional race."
It's this same experience that Gaich is hoping to replicate in his program for girls. The GHR Experience takes place about once a month at Fastimes Indoor Karting at Keystone Avenue and 96th Street. It has three levels – beginner, intermediate and competitive, though the latter is still in the planning stages. All levels involve interaction with professional female drivers and instruction in car mechanics and assessing track conditions as well as in driving strategies.
"We put the girls interested in getting started with someone who's already doing it so that they can have a mentor, someone who can show them the ropes and take them out to the track and help them get started," Gaich explained.
Josi Miller, 14, Ella Zumbaugh, 11, and Zoe Zumbaugh, 14, have enrolled multiple times in the GHR Experience. Like Holbrook, they love the speed and strategy. "I love how fast you can go. It just clears your mind and your mind is just blank and all you're focused on is racing," said Zoe.
Racing is as much a mental sport as a physical one. "It's super intense," Holbrook said. "As soon as you let your brain think off track, things can change and it could really affect your results."
But racing involves more than the driver. There is the car and the track, both of which can spell success, failure or danger.
"The first day they really pushed us to know everything about the car and safety and the track because since it was your first time, most people were a little scared, like I was," Zoe said.
But knowledge helped Zoe and her fellow drivers get over their fears. "I was just ready to race and beat everybody," Ella said.
All three hope to continue their training. "I think the most unique thing about Glass Hammer Racing is that girls get the experience of learning how to race and how a car works, not just guys. They're not the only ones who can race and get dirty, so it's fun," Josie said.
Holbrook and Davis are happy not only to share their experiences with the girls but also their enthusiasm for the sport. "What I'm there to do is not only teach them, but to also make sure they have a good time. Being able to expose them to the motorsports industry and be a role model for them is something that I absolutely love," Davis said.
The professional drivers are role models in another way – Davis and Holbrook are also working on college degrees – Davis in engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, and Holbrook in communications and marketing at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Both majors have applications in racing. "What I really have come to love about the motorsports industry as a whole is it's just about every industry crammed into one," Davis said. "Obviously I'm interested in how the car works and racing as well, but I love the marketing and being able to connect with people through racing."
Everyone at GHR Racing emphasized the importance of women seizing more opportunities in the racing world. "Female racecar drivers, we're still not the norm … motorsports still really needs that extra oomph to make women really want to come and race," Holbrook said.
Gaich explained that GHR's goal is to increase the number of females in racing by showing girls that they can do anything that they want.
Even the name Glass Hammer Racing reflects this commitment, he said. "It reflects what we'd like to do for girls in racing, and that is to break the glass ceiling. And if you want to break something that's glass, what better way to do it than with a hammer?"
Assistant editors Jade Poynter, 14, and Jessica Wang, 14, contributed to this story.
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Hey all. I think it might be time for me to move on from my 5 year old Option camber board and try the new tech of a hybrid rocker/camber board, but with all the choices out there now I'm not sure what to go with. I'm 5'8" and 155 without gear, 8.5 boot. Current board is an Option Kevin Sansalone 157 and I can handle it pretty well, the only downside is that I feel like I am so preoccupied making sure I don't catch an edge that I am hesitant to try anything new.
I was in Jackson Hole last week and demoed a NeverSummer SL, but it was a 158, which I think was a little long for me. Even with all the snow they had, I had a hard time keeping my edge in the snow when turning, especially toe side. My experience with that board might have been completely different if it had been a 155, but as it was I was a little underwhelmed. Anyway, I don't really want to have more than one board and I don't spend a lot of time in the park. I like to ride pow when I can find it, tree lines, and groomers too. Basically I would like a board that's a little more confidence inspiring as far as catching an edge is concerned but still has good edge holding ability...if that's possible.
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The rapidly depreciating ruble recovered slightly on Tuesday, after recording a five-year low against the euro of 47.50 on Monday.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Central Bank indicated a rate of 47.37 against the euro, and 40.36 against the weighted currency basket of dollars and euros.
The ruble's managed decline is part of a broader policy of inflation-targeting for long-term economic growth, Maria Pomelnikova, macroeconomic analyst at Raiffeisenbank, told The Moscow News.
"We're moving away from control of the [exchange] rate with the fundamental goal of the Central Bank to instead establish control over inflation," Pomelnikova said. "The faster we move away from rate control, the more effective management of the Central Bank's exchange rate corridor will be, and the more effective anti-inflation policy will be."
The inflation-targeting policy, which has grown stronger since Elvira Nabiullina took over as head of the Central Bank in June 2013, has come in for criticism from analysts and officials as well as praise over the past year, criticism especially over the bank's refusal to cut interest rates to stimulate lending.
Presidential aide and former Economic Development Minister Andrei Belousov said in December that one of the main reasons why growth stimulus measures were not working out was the maintenance of high interest rates, which were "killing investment activity," Prime News Agency reported.
Further, despite the efforts to control inflation, Russia missed its target for 2013. The State Statistics Service reported earlier this month that the rate for last year was 6.5 percent, overshooting even an increased estimate of 6.2 percent.
Independent of its role in the struggle with inflation, the policy's main goal is to achieve a free-floating currency by 2015 in an effort to insulate the economy better from external shocks.
Meanwhile, Nabiullina herself said in an interview Monday night that the lower value of the ruble relative to the euro and the dollar was not a weakening, but a sign of the strengthening of the European and American currencies.
"It's not that we have a weak ruble, but that the dollar and the euro have strengthened in relation to emerging market currencies," Nabiullina said, RIA Novosti reported.
The Central Bank is not eliminating all interventions, but supporting the ruble beyond the upper end of the exchange-rate corridor before moving the corridor to accommodate the new rate. On Monday, for example, it spent more than $1 billion in supporting the ruble, moving the corridor three times. On Tuesday morning, it stood at between 33.65 and 40.65.
"On the higher edge of the corridor, speculative pressure was at its highest," Raiffeisenbank's Pomelnikova said. "Already [Tuesday] morning, we are trading at the level of 40.35 against the dual-currency basket, that is, we don't see new concerns yet, but nevertheless, it is not excluded because the basket is moving quite fast."
If speculative pressure resumed, she added, the basket could quickly reach the 40.65 end.
The speed of the decline notwithstanding, the reduction in value is more a correction of an "overvalued" currency, said Mark Adomanis, an analyst in Washington.
"During the worst parts of the 2008-09 crisis, the Russian authorities spent a lot of money defending the value of the ruble and preventing a messy devaluation," Adomanis told The Moscow News in an e-mail. "I think this opened their eyes to a certain extent and made them more aware of the risks that are associated with trying to control a currency's value."
Instead of taking as active a position as it did before of supporting the ruble, the government is allowing it to reach a more natural state, lower against the euro and the dollar.
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Judging from historical data and the lack of competitive Russian goods to replace imports, the demand for imported consumer goods is not likely to decline, despite the ruble's lower value, she added.
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Las Vegas • The Aggies jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the fourth and potentially game-winning set, but the Rebels rallied to prevail 25-16, 21-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-10 in Mountain West play.
Three Aggies hit in double figures for kills Elle Brainard (16), Rachel Orr (16) and Tumua Etimani (12). Paige Neves had 46 assists and 10 digs, and Ashlan Rogers-Court tallied a team-high 28 digs for Utah State (18-10, 11-6), which had won two straight conference matches before Thursday night.
Portland State 3, Weber State 1 • Audrey Biggs hit .250 and finished with 17 kills, but it wasn't enough as the Wildcats lost in four sets 25-14, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15 in Big Sky Conference action in Ogden.
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New Mexico State 3, Utah Valley 0 • Lauren Stringham pounded a team-high 10 kills for the Wolverines, who hit just .021 in a 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 loss in Las Cruces, N.M.
Brookelyn Hall tallied assists and 11 digs for Utah Valley (18-14, 11-5 Western Atheltic Conference), which lost its second straight match.
Northern Colorado 3, Southern Utah 0 • Mikayla Dunford had a team-high eight kills for the Thunderbirds, who lost 25-21, 25-15, 25-14 in Big Sky Conference play in Greeley, Colo.
Joanna Christenson tallied 20 assists for Southern Utah (4-26, 3-16), which plays its final match of the season at North Dakota on Saturday.
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So what is it about James Bond that has withstood time and age? For me, it was a handsome person with charisma and personality; someone always ready to defend good over evil. One with the initiative to show his might and draw his gun when challenged. And if he had no gun, he had an arsenal of hidden weapons at his disposal! All this he did with ease and a boyish charm! Now to me, that was a warrior who looked so unruffled throughout the fight. Most importantly, he 'did' things.
Which is why I think we all possess the James Bond factor, don't we? We are born into this world in blazing colours of glory. Now I might think I am not good looking, balding, short or plump, but that's through the prism of my insecurities. I have such an armoury of weapons at my disposal, but do I use them? I have the power of initiative, generosity, clarity, perseverance, wisdom and conscience, and everyday is a battle of action over inaction. Correct over incorrect. Generosity of spirit over meanness and jealousy. Good habits over bad habits.
As I grow older, I realise in the earlier days, I would drift with the stream, but now I aim to improve the quality of my life. I am at least aware of the fact that great souls are those who inspire, revive and strengthen the world around them, including their community, families and society.
For me, Nelson Mandela had the James Bond factor. It does not matter that our values differ from other people at different stages of spiritual growth, but for the sake of yourself, you must never compromise with what you think is wrong. He may have been imprisoned (such men will always be), but he did so with a quiet dignity like a handsome gladiator. Sin is nothing other than refusing to live up to the enlightenment we possess. Look at that gift from god. The enlightenment that we come with gets clouded over by our own negativity. It's like covering the rays of the sun with a blanket of dark clouds that create the darkness.
Let me give you small examples. Hating, judging and condemning others are part of those dark clouds that cover the light. Condemning and criticising others is such a grave mistake, because it poisons relationships. It is an evil that recoils upon itself.
Prayer is not sitting in a mandir, church or mosque for hours. The intensity of prayer is not measured by time, but with the awareness that we are one with god, with the universe. Now I see that prayer is not influencing the gods, rather it is an awareness that he exists in all things living and nonliving. And so the Buddha said, "You must choose to be aware. Choose to live with compassion, with courage, with wisdom and strength." Yet he says do not be blind to your weakness or wickedness or to that of others. Learn to look at it as a limitation of birth and circumstance and workings of your karma. Now it's time to change that karma, to rise above it. To change the script you were born with, become the director of a new script. Become that James Bond fighting for his place in the sun — one that everyone wants to emulate!
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I need to find my lost motivation. So, today I am going to start setting goals of the things that I want to accomplish each day and muster up the motivation to get some of them done. My goals will be things from work to health to house to whatever. As long as I start making some progress, maybe I can break out of the funk and get my butt moving!
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2. Finish organizing coupons at lunch
3. Go to the Target up north after work to do round one of coupon shopping
4. Change the sheets on the bed and put away laundry
5. Do light exercises or clean while watching TV (want to watch last nights shows)
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Although these things are rather mundane, it is things I need to get done today and need to have the motivation to do. There are days at work I get almost nothing done (nobody notices) because I just have no motivation.
Tomorrow's goals will include exercise in the morning, more shopping, and finishing laundry.
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Oh....and a weekend in the sunshine to surprise my mom for mother's day should help too!
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Today's blog sounded as though you are having a better day.
A trick I learned from another website about household tasks is to set a timer for 15 minutes and do something on your task list for that time. The theory being that you can even hated chores for 15 minutes.
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The funeral service for U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Hanley will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Assumption Catholic Church, 2098 E. Alder St. A burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, 2120 S. Second Ave.
A flyover by U.S. Air Force aircraft is also scheduled from 10:30-11 a.m.
Hanley is a Vietnam War veteran who was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major.
The Union-Bulletin's original article on Hanley is below. A separate article containing biographical information can be found here.
WALLA WALLA — More than 43 years ago, then U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Hanley was shot down over Khammouan Province, Laos.
Raised in Walla Walla, Hanley's body was never found, leaving his family and many others touched by his passing without any closure. Until now.
The Department of Defense's Prisoner of War-Missing Personnel Office announced recently that Hanley's remains have been positively identified. He will be buried with full military honors this summer in Walla Walla.
The news has brought both grief and gladness to Hanley's sisters, JoAnn Aliverti of Walla Walla and Darlene Allen of Kirkland, Wash. It was equally bittersweet for at least two others who have worn Hanley's name on their wrists for the past four decades.
One is Kevin Brown of Lawrenceville, N.J., and the second is Bill Reesman of Austin, Texas. Both have POW/MIA bracelets bearing Hanley's name and the date he went missing in action.
Brown discovered the news about Hanley, posthumously promoted to major in 1978, being identified on the Defense Department's POW/MIA website. It prompted him to email the Union-Bulletin last week asking for help in finding any family members in Walla Walla. Brown said his hope is to send the bracelet bearing Hanley's name to the family.
"My oldest sister, in 1970 or 1971, had given all of us siblings a POW/MIA bracelet that year," Brown said in a phone interview. His was one of six bracelets worn by his brothers and sisters and "everybody's POW came home except mine."
"All I want to do is return it and let the family know someone was thinking about them," he said.
Brown's request was taken up by U.S. Navy veteran, AMVET member and Walla Walla City Council member Jerry Cummins, who began hunting for Hanley's family members soon after being contacted by a reporter. Cummins quickly found success, relaying Aliverti's name back to a reporter who, in turn, contacted her with the news about Brown's email.
Aliverti said news that her brother's remains had been identified after all these years was causing the same mix of emotions. While she and her sister Darlene were "very, very happy this happened," the news is also tinged with sadness.
"My work for it is bittersweet," she said.
Aliverti said she has also spoken with Brown and he will be returning the bracelet to the family.
Reesman's connection with Hanley came by way of his wife, who initially obtained the bracelet with Hanley's name in 1970 for Reesman's grandmother. When she died in the later 1970s, the bracelet was kept by his mother, and when his parents died several years later, Reesman began wearing it.
"Actually I have two (bracelets)," he said by phone from his home in Austin. There was the original brass bracelet dating from 1970 and a newer, stainless-steel one that he wears now. "The other one tended to turn my skin green," he said.
When his wife obtained the original bracelet, Reesman was in the Air Force serving in Vietnam as a jet engine mechanic. When he retired, he became a member of VFW Post 3377 in Manchaca, Texas, near Austin.
In the late 1990s, Reesman made several annual postings to a POW/MIA network website, which led to him being contacted by a nephew of Hanley. This led to him eventually coming into contact with other members of Hanley's family, including Darlene.
As a result, in 2003 Reesman's VFW post decided to create a POW/MIA Honor Wall, and the post membership voted to adopt Hanley to represent all POWs/MIAs from all wars. The wall was formally dedicated in September of that year with Darlene and her husband Greer in attendance.
Reesman said another aspect of the dedication was the photo of Hanley donated by his mother. The image showed the young officer posed beside a T-38 jet he trained on while at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas.
"The most significant thing was that I had worn the bracelet for years and had no idea what Larry looked like," Reesman said. "Now I had a face. Now I had a person I could relate to. It was pretty overwhelming."
This year will be the 10th anniversary of the post's POW/MIA wall and Reesman said a rededication is planned. The post has voted to keep Hanley as its personal representative for all POWs/MIAs in all wars in all services.
But one change will be made to the inscription below his picture, which now reads "Major Larry James Hanley is one who has yet to come home."
The dedication will now reflect "that he did come home, and he is a success story in that we did not give up. He did come home."
"It's a two-bladed sword kind of thing," Reesman said about the identification of Hanley and other missing servicemen. "You have a happy side, the family is having closure. But then again, you look back and say, 'Oh dear, somebody's not coming back alive.'"
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Woot Reeco Measured in!!
Reeco went for his first JMB Measuring today in preparation for the show season. At home he measured 154cm's so I was praying that I could get him under 153cms and have him in the pony plaited class for CHAPS so he didnt have to contend with a judge ride in his first year.
However everyone on the yard, the farrier and the saddle all swore blind that he had to be over 15.2hh so was realy quite worried as I want to do small hunters or small riding horse on him and the height limit is 15.2hh (158cms).
Anyway today he officialy measured 151cms which is 14.3hh and a bit. So we may even get next year in the pony classes. I think he will go over the 153 by the time he is 7 but I'm sooooooo happy with his measurement this year!
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[Expressions of interest must be received by 10 April] The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is calling for expressions of interest for the the Xiqu Centre, the first of the area's 17 planned arts venues
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York County drivers could have a lot riding on 100 miles of two interstates in northern Pennsylvania.
The state Department of Transportation this week announced a pilot program to raise the speed limits on portions of Interstate 80 in Clearfield and Clinton counties and Interstate 380 in Lackawanna and Monroe counties from 65 mph to 70 mph.
Depending on how that experiment goes, speed limits on other interstates in Pennsylvania – including I-83 – could be bumped up as well.
Wednesday's announcement came a day after the Turnpike Commission raised the speed limit on a 97-mile stretch of I-76 in central and eastern Pennsylvania from 65 mph to 70 mph.
The commission will study the results of that change, also with an eye toward easing speed limits on other parts of the toll road.
By next summer, Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch said, 70 mph signs could be added to more than 900 miles on interstates 78, 79, 81, 83, 84 and 90, plus Routes 15, 28, 219 and 220,
If it seems like these changes are happening fast, you're right. It was just last November that the state's new transportation spending bill authorized increased speed limits on some highways.
We can only hope the state isn't rushing the increases along, and that a year is long enough to determine if higher speeds would cause more crashes.
For instance, even if the pilot program shows 70 mph is safe for, say, 21 miles of Interstate 380 in northeastern Pennsylvania, how do we know Interstate 83 from Emigsville to Harrisburg can handle the same increase?
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It was a busy day for the Knoxville Panthers at the Drake Relays yesterday. The day began with Tanner Dunkin in the 100 as he placed 19th in the preliminaries with a time of :11.71. That time did not qualify him for the finals. The Sprint Medley Relay of Dunikin, Wick Cunningham, Colton Spaur, and Ryan Douglas laid down a nice time of three minutes :35.24 good enough for eighth place. The Panthers also ran under the lights last night in the 4×400 and placed 11th with a time of 3:26.37. There is one more event for the Panthers and that is the 1600 with Wick Cunningham running, that event is scheduled for 1:09 this afternoon. Today is the final day for the high school side of things at the Drake Relays.
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Breaking Phone-Call Encryption
A data compression scheme could leave Internet phone calls vulnerable to eavesdroppers.
A technique for saving bandwidth in Internet phone calls could undermine their security, according to research recently presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. Johns Hopkins University researchers showed that, in encrypted phone calls using a certain combination of technologies, preselected phrases can be spotted up to 50 percent of the time on average, and up to 90 percent of the time under optimal conditions.
Voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) phone calls, in which a computer converts a voice signal into data packets and sends them over the Internet, are increasingly popular for personal and business communication. Although most VoIP systems don't yet use encryption, says Jason Ostrom, director of the VoIP-exploitation research lab at Sipera Systems, it's absolutely necessary, particularly for business users. In many cases, security measures aren't in place because companies haven't realized how vulnerable VoIP can be, he says. He cites an assessment that he did for a hotel that uses VoIP phones, in which he showed that an attacker could access and record guests' calls using a laptop plugged into a standard wall connection. The Johns Hopkins researchers hope that pointing out possible holes in voice encryption systems can help ensure their security when they become more commonplace.
The Johns Hopkins attack takes advantage of a compression technique called variable-bit-rate encoding, which is sometimes used to save bandwidth in VoIP calls, explains Charles Wright, lead author of the paper. (Wright, who recently received his PhD from Johns Hopkins, will join the technical staff at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in August.) Variable-bit-rate encoding, Wright says, adjusts the size of data packets being sent over the Internet based on how much information they actually contain. For example, when the person on one end of a VoIP call is listening rather than speaking, the packets sent from that person's computer shrink significantly. Also, packets containing certain sounds, such as "s" or "f," can take up less space than those containing more-complex sounds, such as vowels.
Encrypting the packets after they've been compressed scrambles their contents, making them look like gibberish. But it doesn't change their size, which is what would give away information to potential eavesdroppers.
In their tests, the Hopkins researchers simulated the packets that a combination of compression and encryption would produce for particular phrases. While an example of the way that a targeted speaker pronounced a particular phrase would give eavesdroppers a big advantage, they could still simulate the phrase using a pronunciation dictionary and a database of sample sounds from multiple speakers. The researchers can create many versions of the sounds in the phrase, which lets them accommodate different accents and other variations in pronunciation. They then use probabilistic methods to look for likely instances of the phrase. Wright says that the method can identify the phrase, on average, about half the time that it occurs, and that about half of the phrases it flags turn out to be exact matches of the desired phrase. In some circumstances, as when the phrases are longer, or when the speakers are particularly well matched to the simulated versions of the phrase, the accuracy became as high as 90 percent, Wright says. Because eavesdroppers have to know what phrase they're listening for, Wright says, "the threat would be more to technical, professional jargon than to an informal call between friends or family members."


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ARGYLE have had good preparation for their game against Bradford by staying in the north of England after the 3-0 defeat at Fleetwood Town on Saturday.
The Pilgrims squad travelled to a hotel on the outskirts of Shipley in West Yorkshire on Saturday night.
The players were allowed time to themselves on Sunday, with many of them using the gym facilities and swimming pool at the hotel.
After dinner that night, the squad had a game of bingo arranged for them.
Then yesterday morning they trained at Football Conference North club Guiseley, in preparation for the visit to Valley Parade tonight.
Argyle manager Carl Fletcher (right) told Herald Sport: "It was not too far away from where we have been staying. They had a good 3G pitch we could use.
"It was a light session and we didn't do anything too strenuous. It was just to get their legs going again."
Fletcher admitted the facilities at the hotel had been excellent. "The staff have been really accommodating and helpful," he said.
"You can't all be together 24/7 so the lads have had the chance to go off and have time to themselves.
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His 2013 flight to Rapid City, S.D., with a then-13-year-old girl, will get 33-year-old Joshua D. Baker a December sentencing in federal court, following his guilty plea today.
Baker, of Leeper in Clarion County, pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a minor for illicit sex. U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon set sentencing for Dec. 2.
Clarion police, FBI in Pittsburgh and South Dakota, and police in the Rapid City area collaborated on locating and arresting Mr. Baker, according to U.S. Attorney David Hickton's office.
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Policy Commentary—May 2014
Shall We Advocate?
The question of advocacy is burning up the Society. In every survey we take, the vast majority want AFS to be an advocate for fishery resources. The points of fire are where to place ourselves along the continuum between fervid and apathetic, who we join forces with or whether we should act alone, and how far we stray from the science base, if at all!
Thomas E. Bigford, AFS Policy Director
Advocacy in its simplest construct has two components—an issue and a voice. Life is rarely so simple, as is definitely true about advocacy. AFS is actively engaged in that debate as we consider roles that may position us to be a stronger advocate for our needs and for the fish. So how do we proceed? Can debate lead to a decision in our near future?
Fortunately for our collective interests, AFS can call on more than 8,500 members, dozens of units arranged by geography and specialty, and connections to literally hundreds of universities, businesses, and government agencies throughout North America, with more overseas. Many of those potential partners are well versed in timely issues as disparate as recreational fishing, population dynamics, or resource economics. Together, AFS is well positioned to identify the issues, prepare spokespeople, and be powerful advocates.
We must not underestimate the importance of this opportunity. To advocate or not will occupy us for months. And that will be time well spent. We can construct a list of priorities by reviewing recent AFS publications or the Annual Meeting programs from Little Rock or Québec City. If we choose to advocate, the top 10 issues, which usually shift slightly each year, could occupy us for years as we analyze the best available science, develop solutions, seek public acceptance, and take action. Advocacy can strengthen our voice, which is imperative given the gravity of our work.
Advocacy also can be divisive. Some AFS members may feel it's not our role. We provide information, whether science or management. Others can focus on the communications end of our fields. One point worth noting: advocacy need not have the tainted reputation ascribed by some. We can advocate for fish, for natural and social science, for an ecosystem approach. To me, being an advocate means using our knowledge to best advantage. One antonym would be spectator, and that is unlikely to serve us well.
AFS has contemplated an advocacy role before. We approached the issue in 1991–1992 when then-AFS President Richard Gregory established a Task Force on Advocacy, chaired by Jerry Clark. Gregory's timely effort was frustrating, as revealed in a memo from his successor, AFS President Carlos Fetterolf (1992–1993). Other writings associated with that effort suggest a strained process and perhaps complacent members, but they tried. AFS made little progress in those first 2 years. Hopefully we'll have a more robust debate this time around.
With a touch of incredibly good fortune, I was handed a copy of Fetterolf's memo as I was writing this column, recently freed from the AFS vaults by Howard Williams in the Society's office. One excerpt from the 22-year-old memo struck me:
That effort in the early 1990s, with support from two Presidents, didn't shake our priorities as much as some expected. At the same time, it probably met the desires of others. The Task Force on Advocacy continued its work in 1993–1995 but didn't result in lasting change. No doubt some individuals were out- spoken advocates, and perhaps some members fled when their Society took a strong position, but AFS doesn't appear to have rallied around any unifying topics or asserted a central role commensurate with our membership and leadership.
Then-President John Boreman (2013) raised the issue again with his final "President's Hook" last August. He challenged us to reopen the discussion. Perhaps now is a better time. Our Governing Board dedicated much of its January 2014 meeting to the issue. For me, listening to the debate in the weeks before I joined the AFS staff as Policy Director was nothing short of inspiring. I couldn't help but see many parallels between our situation and another faced by one of the greatest advocates for our issues.
I find it interesting that our Society's consideration coincides with the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's death. Although ecological advocacy was still nascent when Carson emerged as a biologist/writer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1947, I have been struck by her early commitment to "conservation in action" through informed science and appropriate persistence. Threads of environmental activism, deep commitments, and precautionary principles have matured to varying extents since Carson's day, leaving ample inspiration for all of us, especially those of us contemplating our role as budding advocates. Recall my simple recipe for successful advocacy. Not every Society member need be a world-renowned expert or riveting public spokesperson, but with the assets of our Society, we can create those pairings and increase our impact. Your Governing Board continues to contemplate the challenge of that commitment. You can contribute through many channels to help AFS make an informed decision.
There are roles for each of us in the advocacy realm. In a perfect world we'd have top-notch experts poised to address each issue, but not all experts are adept advocates. The most compelling stories about our most vexing issues will remain untold if we can't match the voice to the issue. If the silence continues we may suffer avoidable consequences.
It would be surreal if we could match member skill sets with our priorities, develop messages, and identify voices. If we decide to proceed, those crucial next steps will take time and must be strategic so that we move forward carefully but with conviction.
In my still-new new AFS, I'm reminded often that we could structure this debate in many ways. Regardless of the issue, we could start by reviewing the science, perhaps follow the AFS Governing Board's vision on priorities, seek to match our priorities with our charismatic strengths, script our primary messages, or focus on some other angle.
Regardless of where we start, and after months of rousing debate, I believe we will come to realize that advocacy is an appropriate role for AFS and its members. We will become comfortable working with the range of outlets, including but not limited to refereed journals and annual conferences. What John Boreman (2013) described as the "dynamic tension" between members on different sides of this issue will become a strength, as it was when I sought comments on earlier drafts of this column. While on that path I trust we'll grow more comfortable with advocacy and not view it as a secondary role. But my opinion needs to be challenged by the Society and its members. Only then will AFS come to a decision.
And not all advocates for fish need an advanced degree in ichthyology, resource economics, or any other profession represented in our Society. Just as a preeminent ecologist such as Rachel Carson may find comfort as an advocate, so might a talented journalist find a new mission in the fish world. Remember that there are two ingredients in my simple recipe for successful advocacy. Let's keep an open mind as we match the issues to the voice, all aimed at the benefits we select. My point is to be open-minded, creative, and flexible. I sense the majority of AFS members and leaders are growing to embrace advocacy, but not everyone is in that same spot. Continued dialog will ensure that we make a reasoned decision that will strengthen our Society.
Boreman, J. 2013. "President's Hook": On behalf of the fish. Fisheries 38(8):343.
Available: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03632415.2013.813484#. Ux8SZv2PKM8. (March 2014).
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Kenneth Dale Esarey, 63, stepped into heaven on July 29, 2012, from Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. He was born July 1, 1949 in Goodland, Kan. to Donald P. and Alvina A. Esarey. Ken said being born in Kansas was the only blemish to his Colorado record.
Ken graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and received a BS Degree in Elementary Education and Arts and Sciences, with a minor in Math. He received a Master's Degree in Christian School Administration from Grace Theological Seminary.
He married Gayle M. Northup on Aug. 4, 1972 in Greeley, Colorado and to this union three children were born. They resided in Fort Collins for 39 years. Ken was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. His heart was that we are all blessed to be a blessing.
He was an active member of Timberline Church and was involved in the outreach to internationals. He was a math instructor and tutor at Front Range Community College and established Esarey Bookkeeping Service. His other interests included sports, history, washer toss, and music. His favorite bible verse was Isaiah 40:31.
Family who remain here are his wife, Gayle; son, Steven Esarey; daughters, Kathryn Esarey, and Kristyn (Esarey) and husband John Reierson; grandchildren, David, Matthew and Elizabeth Reierson; brother, Duane Esarey; sister, Katherine (Esarey) Drotar.
Ken's parents, Donald and Alvina Esarey, his sisters, Phyllis and Dora Kay Esarey preceded him to heaven.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Timberline Church in
Fort Collins. Come celebrate a man's life who finished well.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenneth Esarey Missions Fund, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 650 W. Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526.


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o surprise, the dog days of summer have a lot of us reaching into the fridge for our wine. We tend to crave chilled rosés and whites to go with lighter foods at this time of year.
Cabernet sauvignon with those shrimp on the barbie? Probably not. But how about a rosé made of 100 percent cabernet? Ballade Rosé from Gascony, in the Southwest of France, is just that. The deep color of this wine looks a lot like the free-run juice of cabernet at crush time, and the red fruit flavors match the color. Ballade is rosé with muscle; it has rich texture, nice acidity and a solid finish.
When was that last time you saw a grenache blanc? Its out there it just takes a little searching. A nice change of pace from Chardonnay, this varietal is a staple in the Rhone Valley and northeast Spain. Grenache blanc is showing up on our West Coast in vineyards such as Terre Rouge, in the Sierra Foothills of California. Renowned winemaker Bill Easton prides himself on producing Rhone-style varietals such as syrah and grenache blanc.
Terre Rouge wines are small-production artisan wines, but still reasonably priced. The current vintage brings to mind flavors of crisp apple and tropical fruit, with a little nuttiness, and is a wonderful food wine since it finishes with enough acidity to be considered off-dry.
Diamonds arent the only gems coming out South Africa. The Curator, a blend of chenin blanc, chardonnay and semillon, is a little jewel that comes together with style and grace. With these grapes, the taste profile could go anywhere. Here, you can expect an aromatic wine with lemony floral characteristics and hints of honey. On the palate, The Curator is rich and silky but, more important, it maintains a nice core of acidity. FYI, there is also a tasty red-blend version of The Curator.
At a recent tasting, I was offered a sip of sangria. Even though sangria generally brings to mind the candy wine of my youth, I had a taste just to be polite. I rolled my eyes then I rolled my tongue. Eppa Super Fruit sangria isnt a fruit bomb, its an explosion. Eppa is made with real organic fruit juices including pomegranate, blueberry, blood orange and acai. In other words, enough antioxidants to make you feel virtuous as you smack your lips over this low-alcohol, fruit salad of a wine.
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Finally, the warm weather is upon us, and it looks like it is here to stay. My husband and I took out our grill the other day, and we are ready to fire it up for our favorite meals.
One of my favorite foods is white fish, especially halibut. I found this great recipe for fish on the grill that includes only five ingredients, and they are all wrapped in foil. Pair it with some steamed rice, and you have a great summertime meal.
Grilled fish and vegetable packets
½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, divided
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 halibut filet (1 pound), cut crosswise into 4 pieces
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ cup light Italian dressing
2 cups hot, cooked rice
Heat grill to medium heat. Reserve ¼ cup basil leaves; cut remaining basil into thin slices. Place zucchini on centers of 4 large sheets of heavy-duty foil; top with fish, sliced basil, and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing. Fold to make 4 packets. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Carefully open packet; top fish with reserved basil leaves. Serve each packet with ¼ cup rice.
Nutrition information:
220 calories; 2.5 grams fat (0 grams saturated fat), 240 mg sodium
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Hunter's Delight Recipe
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"We live in the 'north woods,' so we usually have an ample supply of venison. This is a recipe our mom made often, and it's one of our favorites." —Terry Paull, Eagle River, Wisconsin
- 1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
- 2-1/2 pounds red potatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless venison steak, cubed
- 2 cans (14-3/4 ounces each) cream-style corn
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; drain. Place potatoes and onions in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with venison and bacon.
- Combine the corn, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and seasoned salt; pour over the top. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat and potatoes are tender. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Hunter's Delight in Taste of Home October/November 2008, p53
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Reviewed Nov. 29, 2013
"Great recipe! I loved this one and will definitely use it again."
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2013
"My husband grew up eating venison in Michigan's upper peninsula. He LOVED this recipe and so do our friends! Delicious as is -- didn't change any ingredients. Definitely a keeper!"
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2013
"I used beef instead. My husband told me about 3 times how good it was!"
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011
"Excellent!! I've made this a couple of times and didn't change a thing."
Reviewed Apr. 10, 2011
"We really like this recipe!!!! Will absolutely make it again & again. I did add some fresh cracked black pepper (a little). I'm sure this would work with beef or pork as well. Thanks for sharing!!"